Macomb County Small Claims Court: Address, Hours and Locations

37th District Court

8300 Common Road, Warren, MI 48093

586-574-4900

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (payment counter closes at 4:15 p.m.)

Electronically via MiFILE (mifile.courts.michigan.gov)
In person at the 37th District Court, Warren or Center Line

Walk-in filing is available at 8 locations: 37th District Court (Warren, Center Line), 38th District Court (Eastpointe), 39th District Court (Roseville), 40th District Court (St. Clair Shores), 41A District Court (Shelby Township, Sterling Heights), 41B District Court (Clinton Township, Harrison Township), 42-1 District Court (Romeo and northern Macomb townships), 42-2 District Court (New Baltimore and eastern Macomb townships).

Filing locations: 8
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (payment counter closes at 4:15 p.m.)
Filing fee: $30–$70
File without going in: Yes, online

Every location that takes a small claims filing

Macomb County accepts small claims filings at:

37th District Court (Warren, Center Line)
38th District Court (Eastpointe)
39th District Court (Roseville)
40th District Court (St. Clair Shores)
41A District Court (Shelby Township, Sterling Heights)
41B District Court (Clinton Township, Harrison Township)
42-1 District Court (Romeo and northern Macomb townships)
42-2 District Court (New Baltimore and eastern Macomb townships)

Macomb County has 8 separate district courts, each with small claims jurisdiction over specific cities/townships: 37th District (Warren, Center Line), 38th District (Eastpointe), 39th District (Roseville), 40th District (St. Clair Shores), 41A District (Shelby Township, Sterling Heights), 41B District (Clinton Township, Harrison Township), 42-1 District (Romeo, Armada, Richmond and surrounding northern townships), 42-2 District (New Baltimore and surrounding eastern townships). Venue is governed by MCL 600.8312 (applying MCL 600.1621 et seq.) -- generally the district where the defendant resides, has a place of business, or where the claim arose.

Is Macomb County the right court for your case?

Which court may hear a small claims case turns on where the dispute belongs, not on where it is convenient for you to go. It is normally:

Where the defendant lives — or, for a business, where it has its place of business.
Where the events you are suing about actually happened.
Where a contract was to be performed, where the claim is about an agreement.

We cannot advise you which venue to choose. Where two courts would both be proper, either is a valid filing.

Going to 37th District Court in person

If you are filing at the counter rather than by mail or online, this is the shape of the visit.

Go during filing hours, not court hours. The counter is open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (payment counter closes at 4:15 p.m.). Clerks stop accepting new filings before closing, so arriving in the last half hour is how people end up coming back.
Bring the completed claim form and your copies. Bring a copy for the court, one for each defendant, and one for yourself.
Bring the fee, in a form this clerk takes. The filing fee is $30–$70. 37th District Court accepts 2 forms of payment — cash is not always one of them, and cards are not always one either. Service is a further $34 per defendant.
Know the defendant's exact legal name and address. The clerk will not look it up for you, and a judgment against a trade name that is not the legal entity is difficult to collect on afterwards.
Leave with your court date. Macomb County sets the first court date at filing, so you leave the counter knowing when to come back.

Court staff can explain procedure and check a form is complete. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether to bring it at all.

Ways to file without standing in line

37th District Court accepts a filing:

Electronically via MiFILE (mifile.courts.michigan.gov)
In person at the 37th District Court, Warren or Center Line

Free help at the courthouse

Macomb County runs a self-help center for people filing without a lawyer. It can:

Point you at the right form for your case type
Check a form is complete before you hand it in
The 37th District Court publishes its own Legal Self Help Tools page in addition to directing filers to Michigan Legal Help statewide resources; the court also uses The Resolution Center for mediation before trial.

Court staff can explain procedure. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether you should file at all — that is the line they are not allowed to cross, and it is the part most people actually need.

Common questions

Where is small claims court in Macomb County?

37th District Court, 8300 Common Road, Warren, MI 48093.

What are the Macomb County small claims court hours?

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (payment counter closes at 4:15 p.m.). Confirm before travelling — court hours change around holidays.

Do I have to go to the courthouse to file in Macomb County?

Not necessarily. Macomb County accepts a filing electronically via mifile (mifile.courts.michigan.gov); in person at the 37th district court, warren or center line.

Which Macomb County location do I file at?

The Macomb County filing packet — $49

Everything above, assembled and filled in with your facts:

Your Macomb County forms, completed with your claim
A filing checklist with the address, hours and fee for 37th District Court
A demand letter built from the same facts
What to bring on the day

Start my Macomb County claim

Answer a few questions first. See your claim written out before you pay anything.

Reviewed by Small Claims Desk · Last reviewed 2026-08-23 · Sourced from 37thdistrictcourt.org (37th District Court, Warren/Center Line, Macomb County), courts.michigan.gov (SCAO DC 84/84n form), legislature.mi.gov (MCL 600.8401, 600.8420, 500.3135) and MCL 600.8401 (Small Claims Division; $7,000 limit effective January 1, 2024, up from $6,500 in 2021, $6,000 in 2018, $5,500 in 2015, $5,000 in 2012). See how we verify.

Macomb County Small Claims Court Locations