2006 Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Version 1.0 Learn to Navigate Lehigh County Court’s New...

2006 Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Version 1.0

Learn to Navigate Lehigh County Court’s New Civil Records Inquiry System

The Odyssey

Begins Here


What is Odyssey?

Odyssey is the name given to Lehigh County Court’s new computer system which will be used to access and search for information in the Civil, Family and Probate records of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County.


What is This Training For?

• This is a training program designed to give members of the general public basic instruction in accessing Odyssey and navigating and retrieving Court records using basic search functions.

• This training is for anyone interested in knowing how to retrieve Lehigh County’s public court records.


Instructions for UsingThis Training Program

• Please take your time and read all the slides in this program.

• The text in the light green boxes is the instructional material written to help

you understand the system. The green boxes will not be on the Odyssey screens.

• Red Text and/or Underlined Text highlights important concepts.


If you are accessing Odyssey from outside the Courthouse via the Internet, you will already have a personal password. You will access Odyssey through the Lehigh County Home Page. The initial Odyssey screen that you will see will be this Sign on Page.

If you are using a public workstation computer in the Clerk of Courts Office, you will skip the Sign on step and be taken directly to the Records Inquiry Screen.

Internet Access Account Password Sign On Screen.


For those users with a password, simply type your Lehigh County issued User ID and Password in the correct boxes and click the Sign On Button.

Internet Access Account Password Sign on Screen.


Public Workstations in theClerk of Courts

• For those users of the public workstations in Clerk of Courts or other Courthouse office, simply click the button on the screen and you will be taken to the first screen of Odyssey.


Pull Down Menu

Hello! Welcome onboard Odyssey. This is the Odyssey Home Page. You will begin your searching here.


Pull Down Menu

Selections are:

•Civil Records

•Marriage License

•Register of Wills

Step One in your exploration is to choose a RECORDS DIVISION from the pull down menu.


These blue links are the types of records that may be accessed.

Step Two is to tell Odyssey what type of information you would like to find.


Civil, Family & Probate Case Records is the general information commonly called “The Docket.”

Choose Civil, Family & Probate Case records for docket information.


Civil, Family & Probate Case Records is also used to view Marriage License and Register of Wills information.

Choose Civil, Family & Probate Case records for Marriage Licenses.


Ejectment Search are those filings dealing only with Ejectment actions.

Choosing Ejectment Search will limit your search to Ejectment Actions.

Judgments and Ejectments are within the Civil Records Pull Down Selection. Choose Civil First.


Judgments Search are those filings which record judgments entered in this court. Judgments are similar to liens on property.

Choosing Judgment Search will limit your search to Judgment filings.

Judgments and Ejectments are within the Civil Records Pull Down Selection. Choose Civil first.


Please note the navigation aid links on the black bar.

This is Odyssey’s primary search page.


There are three choices of “search by” criteria.

1. Case Number

2. Party Name

3. Attorney Information

Clicking a different dot will take you to the search screen for that search criteria.


Civil Records

Case Number Search


This is the CASE NUMBER search screen used to locate a specific case by “docket number” such as 1998-c-0453.

If you know the case number, type the docket or case number in the box and click SEARCH.Note: The Case Number must be properly

formatted with punctuation between the elements. The number must be typed exactly as assigned.


You may LIMIT your Case Number search if you choose by status or date filed.

This can be helpful with some cases with multiple counts such as divorce and custody.


Your case number SEARCH RESULTS page should look something like this. There may be more than one case listed on this page.

Click the Blue link to view the Register of Actions for that case.


Register of Actions

The Docket


Register of Actions• The Register of Actions is the screen you get

after you choose an entry from the search results list.

• The Register of Actions is what is commonly called “the docket”.

• It is the chronological listing of events in that case.

• Events include hearings, such as trials and conferences; other events, such as filing of pleadings, orders and opinions, and purges; and financial information.


This is a Register of Actions for a divorce.

Use standard Internet navigation such as scroll bars to view the data.


Civil RecordsParty Name Search

Individuals and Businesses


To search by one party’s name, enter the last and first name of the know party. Middle initial is optional.

Again, you may limit by status or date filed.

Note: You must enter both a last and first name. You may also search on a Business name using a separate search screen.


Party Name searches may give numerous results on the Search Results page.


You may be able to use your browser’s Find feature to quickly look for other criteria on this page, such as the other party’s name.


Example of using the browser find feature to locate a specific case on the search results page.

Click blue link to view the Register of Actions for selected case.


Here is the Register of Actions for the case selected.


This is the Business name Search screen.

Results screens will be similar for all search types.


Civil RecordsAttorney Information

SearchBy Name or Bar Number


You may also search by attorney name or Bar membership number.


Remember you may limit by status and/or date on any of the search screens.


Civil RecordsEjectment Search

This feature LIMITS the search results to

Ejectments.


Ejectment search options are the same as Civil Cases. Party Name, Case Number and Attorney Information.

Ejectment cases are those cases that MAY have affect real property rights of the parties such as mortgage foreclosures, divorces, etc.


Civil RecordsJudgment Search

This feature LIMITS the search results to

judgments such as State Tax and Criminal liens.


Search for Judgments and liens by Party Name or Case Number as you would a civil case.

Click the Inactive and Satisfied Judgments box if you want to also retrieve past judgments.


These results are all Judgments.


Marriage License


Register of Wills

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