OsCN

OSCN, short for the Ohio Statewide Court Network, is a public online portal that provides access to Ohio’s court records. It aggregates case information from courts across the state, including the Ohio Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, common pleas courts, and municipal courts. The platform is used by legal professionals, researchers, journalists, and members of the public to locate docket entries, party names, case captions, dispositions, filed documents, and published opinions. In many cases, it also offers access to court calendars and other judicial materials, all through a single interface.

The information on OSCN is intended to promote transparency and facilitate legal research by centralizing records that were once spread across many different systems. Content available through the service typically includes docket history, rulings, and sometimes scanned documents or PDFs of opinions. However, not all materials are freely available in full, and some records may be restricted or redacted to protect privacy, security, or sealing orders. Access to certain documents or features may require adherence to terms of use or authentication, depending on the jurisdiction and the sensitivity of the records.

OSCN is maintained as part of Ohio’s judiciary’s public information initiatives and acts as a statewide entry point connecting various county and state courts. While it aims to provide broad access, availability and specific features can vary by court, and not every document is guaranteed to be available online or in the same format across all jurisdictions.

See also: Public access to court records, Ohio judiciary, Ohio Supreme Court.