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Money disputes up to $5,000 are settled in the Cattaraugus County small-claims court, which runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Cattaraugus County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. Cattaraugus County confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Not sure which courthouse? Use the court's official court locator to match your ZIP code to the correct location, or let Squabble identify it for you automatically. Hub courthouses can change; confirm before you file.
Small claims filings from Cattaraugus County are handled at Cattaraugus County Courthouse in Little Valley. About 75,475 people live in Cattaraugus County.
Small claims can be filed electronically here, which means the case can begin without going to the counter.
Small claims are heard at the courthouse, in person.
Copies of the evidence go to the judge and to the other party, and some courts allow it to be sent in electronically beforehand.
Cattaraugus County, New York, has a population of 75,475 and handles small claims matters through its City, Town and Village Courts, where the claim limit is $5,000. The Cattaraugus County Courthouse is located in Little Valley at 303 Court St Ground Floor, 14755, and can be reached at (716) 938-9111. The county covers communities including Olean, Ellicottville, Franklinville, Randolph, Gowanda, Portville, Machias and Saint Bonaventure, along with ZIP codes such as 14706, 14726, 14737, 14743 and 14755. Cattaraugus County lies near Allegany County, Erie County and Chautauqua County. Electronic filing is available. The City, Town and Village Courts receive small claims filings, schedule hearings, and issue decisions in cases brought within the 5000 dollar limit. Residents of towns such as Delevan, Limestone, Hinsdale, Great Valley, Perrysburg, Dayton, Leon, Freedom and Conewango Valley fall within the same county court structure, as do those in East Otto, Otto, East Randolph, Kill Buck, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Farmersville Station.
These 33 places sit inside Cattaraugus County:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Conewango Valley, Dayton, Delevan, East Otto, East Randolph, Ellicottville, Farmersville Station, Franklinville, Freedom, Gowanda, Great Valley, Hinsdale, Kill Buck, Leon, Limestone, Little Valley, Machias, Olean, Otto, Perrysburg, Portville, Randolph, Saint Bonaventure, Salamanca, Sandusky, South Dayton, Steamburg, Versailles, West Valley, Westons Mills, Yorkshire.
Cattaraugus County holds about 75,475 people, 35th of the 62 counties in New York. Cattaraugus County Courthouse in Little Valley lies around 22 miles from the Erie County courthouse in Buffalo and 18 miles from the Chautauqua County courthouse in Mayville.
Neighbouring counties and the courts that serve them:
This is the part of the court built for ordinary money arguments. The procedure is stripped back, and there is a ceiling on the amount at stake.
Maximum claim
The other side's home county governs here, regardless of where events took place.
You can't divide one dispute into several smaller cases to get around the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
New York permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
Where a party is under 18, the court appoints a guardian to act.
Over the limit? Two routes exist: reduce the claim to the cap and stay here, or take the full sum to regular civil court. Reducing it normally forfeits the difference.
Cattaraugus County is under the same limits as nearby Allegany County and Erie County. They are the same across all 33 Cattaraugus County ZIP codes, from 14041 onward.
Debts up to $5,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
Cattaraugus County Courthouse is the Cattaraugus County courthouse listed below. Cattaraugus County takes in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Conewango Valley and the rest of the county.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Complete the claim form, choose the right court, and pay the filing fee.
Service puts the papers in the defendant's hands and starts their time to answer or settle.
The hearing is informal and quick, sometimes by video, and the judge decides on the spot or sends the outcome later.
This is the route a Cattaraugus County case takes, whether it starts in 14041 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. Everything below applies to a case filed in Cattaraugus County, at the Little Valley courthouse.
Once the case is on file, the law requires the other side to be told about it formally. That step is service of process, and the papers cannot normally come from your own hand. Courts in New York generally rely on personal delivery by an approved server, the sheriff or constable, delivery arranged by the court, email service where the court allows it or certified mail.
The options usually include a sheriff or constable, a licensed process server, certified mail sent by the clerk, or any adult with no stake in the case. What is allowed, and what it costs, differs from county to county.
Every court fixes a minimum number of days between service and the hearing. The clerk will tell you what it is for your case. Service 8 days before hearing. Court handles Proof of service since they do service.
Service is proved on paper. The server completes and signs a form, and it is filed before the matter is heard.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Addresses in Cattaraugus County include places such as Allegany, Cattaraugus and Conewango Valley. A Cattaraugus County address carries one of its 33 ZIP codes, 14041, 14042 and 14060 among them.
A claim has to be filed inside a set period that starts when the dispute arose. After that point the court may decline to hear it.
| What the claim is about | Time limit to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 3 years |
| Personal injury | 3 years |
They do not change from one Cattaraugus County ZIP code to another, 14041 included. Cattaraugus County, population about 75,475, is covered by the table above.
Money owed under a contract in New York generally accrues interest at 9% per year before judgment (N.Y. CPLR §5001-5004).
Interest can be calculated before filing using the Squabble interest calculator.
Cattaraugus County is under the same state rate as nearby Allegany County and Erie County. It is the same rate across all 33 Cattaraugus County ZIP codes.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
Identify the party precisely, lay out what occurred, and show the arithmetic behind the total.
File with the Cattaraugus County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $15–$20 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
Gather the paperwork and label your exhibits so each point can be shown quickly.
Come to the hearing in person or remotely where permitted, present the facts, and get the ruling.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares the documents, runs a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your case for you.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
Cattaraugus County takes in filings from 33 ZIP codes, 14041 first in the list. Allegany, Cattaraugus and Conewango Valley are among the places in Cattaraugus County that filings come from.
Small claims hearings are short and informal, and the judge asks questions directly. Most people present their own case.
Allegany, Cattaraugus and Conewango Valley are among the Cattaraugus County places a hearing can draw parties from. Hearings in Cattaraugus County cases are listed at Cattaraugus County Courthouse in Little Valley.
A judgment says what is owed. Getting hold of the money is the next stage, and the enforcement options open to you depend on the state.
Where state law allows it, a portion of the debtor's earnings can be redirected to pay what the court ordered.
Funds can be collected directly from the debtor's bank account through a court-ordered levy.
Recording the judgment locally can place a lien against real property in the debtor's name.
There is also an examination procedure: the debtor is ordered to attend and give sworn answers about earnings and assets. Interest normally accrues at the statutory rate until payment.
Allegany, Cattaraugus and Conewango Valley are among the Cattaraugus County places a judgment debtor may live in. Allegany County and Erie County are the counties nearest to Cattaraugus County.
Last reviewed August 2026. Court fees, limits, and procedures change. Verify current details with the court before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Cattaraugus County case for you.
