Q: Is there a way I can search a case number to pull up information on a Suite filed against me.
I have the case number, plaintiff name , date filed and the nature of the suit. I do not have the city or county so I am at loss on figuring out what this suit is even about.
A:
If there is a plaintiff then it is a CIVIL case rather than a criminal cases. Criminal cases are always styled State of Texas vs. Defendant Name whereas civil cases are styled Plaintiff Name vs. Defendant Name.
My practice area is CRIMINAL not civil, but I have an idea about how to solve this problem based on working with private investigators. If it were me, I would consider hiring a PI with access to the TLOxp database and ask her to do a full background report on me. If the civil case was filed in a major metropolitan area there is a decent chance there will be some trace of it in the litigation section of the background report and those reports always list the SOURCE of the data... so that would at least get you to the correct county. Then, it is just a matter of figuring out if it came from Muni Court, JP Court, County Court, or District Court and an employee at one of the clerk's offices for that originating county can probably tell you that by the format of the cause number.
There are other databases besides TLOxp that might work, but I know I've seen civil case stuff on TLO reports.
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