Filing Date Search

Filing Date Search helps users find cases when the filing date is known. When you enter a Start Date, Case.net MO returns cases filed during the seven (7) day period beginning with that date. This page explains what Filing Date Search does, which fields are required, what optional filters mean, how results open, and what exceptions may apply.

What is Filing Date Search?

Filing Date Search is a Casenet MO search that returns cases filed within a seven (7) day window. Enter a date in the Start Date field, and the system returns cases filed during the seven-day period that starts on that date.

How to Access Filing Date Search

• Open Casenet MO and select Filing Date Search.
• In Search for cases in (required), select a location to search.
  • All Participating Courts are not available for Filing Date Search.
• Enter the Start date of 7-day search (required).
  • Type mm/dd/yyyy or choose a date using the calendar icon.
• Use optional filters (when available for your selected trial court circuit).
• Click Find to run the search.
• A list of cases will appear. Click the Case Number hyperlink to open the detailed Case Information screens.

Search Fields (Required + Optional)

Search for cases in (Required)

• This field is required.
• All Participating Courts are not available.
• Select a location to search.
• If an appellate court location is selected, only the required fields are available.

Start date of 7-day search (Required)

• This field is required.
• Enter the start date for the seven-day filing window.
• Date can be typed in mm/dd/yyyy format or selected from the calendar icon.

Optional Information (Trial Court Circuit Searches)

When a trial court circuit is selected, additional optional fields are available.

Case Type (Optional)

Case types include:

• All: Civil, Criminal, Probate, Traffic/Municipal, and Infractions
• Civil: Circuit and associate cases, plus transcript judgments and administrative orders
• Criminal: Circuit and associate felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions
• Probate: Guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, estates, and wills on deposit (mental health cases are not public information)
• Traffic/Municipal: Moving and non-moving traffic or ordinance violations
• Infraction: A violation where the only sentence authorized is a fine (default judgments were entered on some infraction charges from August 28, 2009 through February 25, 2010, when infraction laws changed)

County (Optional)

• The County field changes based on your selection in Search for cases in.
• Example: In the 37th Circuit, cases from Carter, Howell, Oregon, and Shannon counties are available.
• You can search all available counties or select one county.
• This field is not available when searching in All Participating Courts.

Location (Optional)

• After a County is selected, the Location list shows divisions within that county.
• Selecting a Location narrows results to where the case was filed within that circuit.
• This field is not available when searching in All Participating Courts.
• All locations within a county (including Municipal divisions using the statewide case management system) appear in the list.

Filing Date Search Results (What You Can Open)

• Click Find to execute the search.
• A list of cases appears.
• Click the Case Number hyperlink to view the detailed Case Information screens.

Display Notes (Exceptions)

• There are exceptions to what will display based on the type of case retrieved.
• Paternity cases do not display unless a judgment is entered.
• Protection Order cases:
  
  • Petitioner/Plaintiff names or identifying information do not display.
  • Dismissed Protection Order cases do not display.

Only Protection Order cases with a judgment display in the results list.

FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions