GOD HELP THE COURT HOUSE CLERKS !!!!!!!!

I'm sure that many of you are very familiar with the fact that many court house clerks and or employees could..shall I say....spare to freashen up on their customer service skills.
I've been calling the three county courthouses that I do business in ALL WEEK LONG, and I have been tossed around from department to department to department with absolutely NO results!!!
Now, maybe I'm asking the wrong questions.
Can I, or Can I not go to the courthouse and request Lis Pendens listings in that county??? Is that too vague of a question??
Maybe I'm going to the wrong department in the courthouse. I've called the Sherrif's Dept., The Recorder of Deeds, and the Probate Office, and NONE of them new what I was talking about.
COULD SOMEONE OUT THERE PLEASE TELL ME... WHAT DEPT. IN THE COURTHOUSE I NEED TO GO TO GET LISTINGS OF PREFORECLOSED HOMES, AND WHAT QUETIONS I SHOULD BE ASKING!!!!
I'm taking off work early today to go to the courthouse so please respond quickly!!!
Thanks
Chris1220 [ Edited by chris1220 on Date 01/30/2004 ]