A Sheriff is required to post the initial Notice of Sale online; you can find these postings through the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association website http://oregonsheriffssales.org/ . Please note, houses are posted online for the required 28 days prior to auction and may not be listed up until the sale date. Sale canceled or postponed may occur at the discretion of the foreclosure law firm without required public posting.
Civil
Civil Section
The Civil Section is responsible for processing, serving, and enforcing court orders and a variety of other documents issued by the courts. Examples of civil papers include but are not limited to; small claims, notices, evictions, civil subpoenas, numerous types of writs, restraining orders, foreclosure of real or personal property as ordered by the courts or The Department of Justice. The Civil Section also processes and serves criminal subpoenas for the District Attorney, and the Juvenile Department.
Hours: Monday- Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed for lunch daily 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Closed all Federal Holidays
Requirements for Civil Process
In order for the Sheriff’s Office to process and serve papers, we need the following:
A letter of Instruction.
Please follow this link for the Sheriff Instructions form. Unless allowed by statute, we do not accept papers with a post office box as the service address for a defendant.
Appropriate fee.
Please follow this link for Civil Fee information. Packets received with inaccurate fee calculation will be returned without process. If you are sending documents in the mail, please include a check, money order, or cashier's check made payable to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. On your envelope please note Attn: Civil
The Documents.
Documents needing service.
Pursuant to Oregon Law, the Civil Section is not permitted to give legal advice. “Legal advice” means telling a person how to go about court proceedings, filings, etc., speculating what the outcome in a court case would be, advising or recommending one procedure, form or pleading over another, advising what words to put in a form or what to say in court, suggesting what you “should do”, recommending the services of a specific attorney or group of attorneys, etc
For legal advice, contact an attorney. You may wish to try:
- The Oregon State Bar at (503) 684-3763 or visit oregonstatebar.org/public
- Oregon Law Center at 800-303-3638 or visit oregonlawcenter.org
- Legal Aid Services of Oregon at 888-668-9406 or visit lasoregon.org
- Visit Oregon Law help
Online Notice of Sheriff Sales
Online notice of Sheriff Sales - View Current Auctions in Oregon Counties.
For more information about this new method of notice, please read the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association Bulletin below.
Contact the Civil Section:
250 N. Baxter St.
Coquille, OR 97423
Phone: (541) 396-7803
Phone: (541) 396-7898
civil@co.coos.or.us
*for status update of papers out for service please utilize the court database terminal to search by court case number, or the plaintiff’s or defendant’s name
