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The small-claims court in Coos County handles money disputes up to $10,000, with simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Here you will find the claim limit that applies in Coos County, what filing costs, where the case is heard, how the defendant is served, the deadlines, and the order of steps. Squabble can take the preparation and filing off your hands.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. Coos 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.
Locations change. The court publishes its current small-claims address on its own page; Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
The nearest counties to Coos County are Curry County and Douglas County. Small claims filings from Coos County are handled at Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims in Coquille.
Small claims are filed here on paper, at the counter or through the mail. Squabble prepares the full packet before it goes.
The small claims list is heard in person, at the courthouse itself.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of Coos County, Oregon, a county of 64,326 people, can file small claims cases through the Oregon Small Claims Court at the Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims, located at 250 N Baxter St in Coquille, 97423. The court handles claims up to $10,000. Its counter is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and is closed Saturday and Sunday. The court can be reached at (541) 396-8372 (x 70030), and location information is posted at https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/coos/go/Pages/locations.aspx. Electronic filing is not available for these cases. The county includes communities such as Coos Bay, North Bend, Bandon, Myrtle Point, Coquille, Lakeside, Powers, Allegany, and Broadbent, covering ZIP codes including 97420, 97459, 97411, 97458, 97449, 97466, 97407, and 97414. Coos County lies near Curry County, Douglas County, and Josephine County, each of which is served by its own courts rather than the Coquille location.
These 9 places sit inside Coos County:
Allegany, Bandon, Broadbent, Coos Bay, Coquille, Lakeside, Myrtle Point, North Bend, Powers.
ZIP codes:
Coos County is the 16th most populous of Oregon's 36 counties, with about 64,326 residents. Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims sits about 24 miles from the Douglas County courthouse in Canyonville and 33 miles from the Josephine County courthouse in Grants Pass.
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 county where it happened and the county where they live are both generally available.
One dispute cannot be broken into several cases to slip under the cap.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
In Oregon's small claims department of the circuit court, no attorney may appear on behalf of a party without the consent of the judge. Parties generally present their own cases, and a judge may allow attorney participation in a particular case.
Minors take part through a guardian appointed by the court.
Over the limit? Either bring the figure down to the maximum and remain in small claims, or file the whole amount in the regular civil court. The amount given up is usually gone for good.
Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims is the courthouse listed for Coos County. Coos County is under the same limits as nearby Curry County and Douglas County.
Where money is owed and the sum is no more than $10,000, this is the right court. The following disputes are the common ones.
Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims is the Coos County courthouse listed below. Coos County takes in Allegany, Bandon and Broadbent 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.
Write up what is owed on the claim form, select the courthouse, and settle 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.
Everything below applies to a case filed in Coos County, at the Coquille courthouse. Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims lists (541) 396-8372 as its number.
The defendant must be given formal notice after filing. This is service of process, and as a rule you are not permitted to serve the papers yourself. Oregon courts usually take delivery by personal delivery by an approved server, email service where the court allows it, delivery arranged by the court or the sheriff or constable.
Depending on the court: the sheriff or constable, a professional process server, the clerk by certified mail, or another adult who isn't part of the case. Methods and costs vary by county.
How long before the hearing notice must be given is set by the court. That deadline arrives with your hearing date. No hearing until defendant files answer (14 days after service). No response = file for default judgment.
After delivery, the server fills out a proof of service, and that goes on the court file before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
Curry County and Douglas County are the counties nearest to Coos County. A Coos County address carries one of its 9 ZIP codes, 97407, 97411 and 97414 among them.
The law fixes how long you have, counted from the dispute itself. A case brought later can be refused outright.
| Claim type | Time limit to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 6 years |
| Oral contract | 6 years |
| Property damage | 6 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
They do not change from one Coos County ZIP code to another, 97407 included. The same periods apply in Coos County as in nearby Curry County and Douglas County, which are in the same state.
Money owed under a contract in Oregon generally accrues interest at 9% per year before judgment (Or. Rev. Stat. §82.010).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
It is the same rate across all 9 Coos County ZIP codes. The rate above is the one for Coos County, population about 64,326.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
Get the defendant's legal name right, set out the events, and break down how the figure is reached.
File with the Coos County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $35–$55 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
Arrange your evidence and number the exhibits so nothing has to be searched for on the day.
Attend, in the courtroom or by video where the court allows it, put your case, and hear the ruling.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →Claim form starts the case · Proof of service shows the defendant was notified · Fee waiver if you qualify. Exact form names vary by court; Squabble prepares the right ones for your courthouse.
Coos County takes in filings from 9 ZIP codes, 97407 first in the list. Coos County has a population of about 64,326.
Expect a short, informal hearing in which the judge asks the questions. Most people present their own case.
Hearings in Coos County cases are listed at Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims in Coquille. Coos County has about 64,326 residents.
Winning and being paid are two different things. The judgment records what is owed; collecting it is its own process, backed by court remedies that vary from state to state.
Wage garnishment, where the state permits it, sends part of the debtor's pay toward the judgment.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Recording the judgment with the county can place a lien on the debtor's real property.
Courts can also summon the debtor to answer questions about income and property under oath. Until the balance is paid, interest usually continues to run at the statutory rate.
The judgment in a Coos County case comes from Coos County Circuit Court: Small Claims in Coquille. Curry County and Douglas County are the counties nearest to Coos 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 Coos County case for you.
