Jamestown City Court, Chautauqua County

Location

200 East 3rd Street
Municipal Building
Jamestown, NY 14701

Phone: 716-483-7561
Fax: 716-483-7519
 

Court Staff

Chief Clerk
Lisa Cannon
Phone: 716-483-7561
lmcannon@nycourts.gov

Deputy Chief Clerk
Bridget Hoisington
Phone:(716) 483-7561
bshoisin@nycourts.gov

Treatment Court Coordinator
Catherine Newton
Phone: 716-483-7793
cnewton@nycourts.gov

Domestic Violence Court
Resource Coordinator 
Michelle Little
Phone: 716-483-7651
mllittle@nycourts.gov

Judges

City Court Judge
Hon. John I. LaMancuso

City Court Judge
Hon. George Panebianco
 

Raise the Age Accessible Magistrates

Cass, Stephen - Chautauqua County Court
Piazza, Jeffrey - Chautauqua Family Court
Sullivan, Michael - Chautauqua Family Court
Kalfas, Edward - Chautauqua Town Court
Kuzdale, John - Dunkirk City Court
Panebianco, George - Jamestown City Court
 

Notice to Bar

Commencement Documents submitted electronically through EDDS is now available

The Administrative Office of the 8thJudicial District and the NYSCEF Resource Center are pleased to announce, effective April 1, 2023, the expansion of the Electronic Document Delivery System (EDDS), to include the option to submit commencement documents in all City Courts located throughout the 8th Judicial District.

Hours of Operation

Monday thru Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The court is closed on all state holidays.
 

Small Claims Filing Instructions

1.  Complete the claim form
You can print the form below and fill it out or complete the form as a fillable PDF and save it.

City Court Small Claims Universal Claim Form

If you will be filing by mail, the claim should be accompanied by an Acknowledgment completed by a Notary Public. 

Acknowledgment Form

2.  Deliver the form to the Court
Once the Claim form is completed it can be delivered with the filing fee to the Court in person or by mail

3.  Paying the filing fee
Small Claim: $15.00 for claims of $1,000.00 or less; $20.00 for claims of $1,001.00 - $5,000.00 (maximum); Commercial Claim: $25.00 plus postage for each Respondent – please contact the Court you are filing in to determine the postage cost per Respondent.

Payment can be made by certified check, money order or in person with a credit card or cash.
 
Further Information available in the NYS Small Claims Handbook