Court Services · Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Court Services

Courtroom security for the Third Judicial Circuit and Wayne County Probate Courts, prisoner transport, civil process service, and the Sheriff’s weekly mortgage foreclosure auctions.

Make a Civil Process Payment Call 313-224-2260

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Room 1711 | 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI

Court Security

Keeping Wayne County’s courtrooms safe

Deputies of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office maintain order and security in the courtrooms of the Third Judicial Circuit and Wayne County Probate Courts for the protection of the Judges, Litigants, and the general public.

Deputies also transport prisoners between the various court buildings and the CJC.

Lobby Security at the CJC. At the CJC, Sheriff’s deputies perform additional Lobby Security duties by screening all persons entering the building for contraband.

Where We Serve

The Sheriff provides these services to four locations

CJCColeman A. Young Municipal CenterLincoln Hall of JusticeFriend of the Court (Penobscot Building)

Civil Process Division

Civil process service

Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies provide Civil Process Services in which they will serve respondents or plaintiffs in a legal matter with court or other documents that require legal Proof of Service (or Non-Service). You are not required to use Wayne County Deputies to serve your documents; they are among several legal options for service of Process.

Make a Civil Process Payment Civil Process Information Sheet

What We Serve

A few examples of the many documents we serve (for a fee)

DivorceFriend of the Court or CustodyNon-Domestic Personal Orders of ProtectionNotices of HearingLandlord/Tenant Matters (papers served only; WCSO does not conduct evictions)Probate Court PaperworkSummons and Complaint

How to Request Service

Getting your documents served

1Please fill out the Civil Process Information Sheet and submit it with your documents.2Contact the office at 313-224-2260 to receive the correct fee amount that must accompany your paperwork.3Ask the office where to mail or drop off your documents for service, and send them with the fee.

Fees

Fees are calculated by administrative cost and mileage costs to specific zip codes. In some instances an additional fee may be required such as a fee to notarize certain documents or a fee to pay additional labor costs.

When deputies serve

Deputies perform service of process duties during normal court hours (they do not serve documents during evening or on weekends). Deputies do make several attempts to reach the individual at the Wayne County location provided, however, making contact with the respondent is not guaranteed.

Where to find us

Court Services is located in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Room 1711. Call 313-224-2260 for fees and for information on where to mail or drop off documents for service.

Mortgage Foreclosure Auctions

Weekly foreclosure auctions

The Sheriff is mandated by Michigan statute to conduct weekly Mortgage and Judicial Foreclosure auctions requested by various entities, lien holders and property owners. These sales are legally required to be held at Circuit Court, which in Wayne County is Third Judicial Circuit located in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

When

Weekly at 11 a.m.

You must be present at the start of the auction to be fully informed of the process and to be notified of the payment process.

Where

Erma Henderson Auditorium, 13th floor

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue (near city offices on the Randolph side of the building).

Payment

Cashier’s checks or cash

Exact amounts only. No other payment is allowed and no change is provided.

The Sheriff’s only function is to conduct the live auction at 11 a.m. The WCSO has no information on any property for sale prior to the sale and cannot assist any homeowner who may be in financial arrears prior to sale.

Before and during the sale

The auctioneer accepts cashier’s checks in exact amounts indicated or cash. No other payment is allowed, no change is provided and the funds must be presented during the bidding portion of the auction. Attendees are encouraged to bring cashier’s checks and also some cash to meet the exact amount required. Unfortunately no one is allowed to leave to make a bank run once the winning bid has been announced! Deputies are also present to provide security during the sale.

The sales are posted weekly on the public display board on the ground floor of the CAYMC and also published weekly in the Detroit Legal News (sold in downtown Detroit retail locations and also on the 13th floor of the CAYMC near Probate Court on the Woodward side of the building). You can also access the foreclosure information in the Detroit Legal News by logging on to www.legalnews.com.

After the sale

Following the sale, the Civil Process staff will update paperwork on the property sales and provide the new owners with a new deed and sales documents to be submitted to the Register of Deeds Office.

Once a sale has been completed the homeowner may contact Court Services at 313-224-2260 to determine if a surplus amount is available to the foreclosed homeowner and how to go about applying for the amount. Homeowners whose homes have sold at auction or have reverted back to the lender at auction are urged to begin the process immediately in the event surplus funds are needed to regain ownership during the legal redemption period.

All foreclosed property redemption activities are handled by the Wayne County Register of Deeds office located at 400 Monroe Street, Detroit, MI. Call 313-224-5862.

Finally, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office does not handle Tax Foreclosures. Please contact the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office to discuss Tax Foreclosure matters and auctions.

Bidding Rules