Electronic Filing Rules
7847 rules across 169 courts
Electronic filing rules determine whether a document must be filed through ECF, eFileIL, TrueFiling, a court portal, email, paper delivery, or another approved channel. State courts often layer statewide e-filing rules with local court orders, clerk instructions, division practices, and courtroom-specific exceptions. The channel matters because it can affect acceptance, service, payment, file format, courtesy copies, and the date a filing is treated as received.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County
View all rules for FL-MIAMI-DADE-CIRCUIT.Cases must be calendared for hearing by scheduling through CourtMap.
For in-person trials, parties must not file any exhibits.
Proposed orders, agreed orders, and their supporting documents must be submitted through court MAP.
Proposed reports must be filed electronically with the General Magistrate's office through CourtMAP.
Litigants must sign up for courtMAP to submit proposed orders to the assigned judge.
When requesting Zoom conversion of a hearing, the moving party must upload the Order onto courtMAP.
All requests for audio recordings by attorneys of record, parties, and self-represented litigants must be submitted electronically via the 11th Judicial Circuit website.
All matters to be heard by the court must be filed with the Clerk of Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County (COCC).
Agreed orders must be submitted through courtMAP.
All proposed orders must be submitted via CourtMAP and should not be sent directly to the JA unless the Judge instructs otherwise.
A copy of the motion and notice of hearing must be submitted through CourtMAP at least two business days before the foreclosure hearing date.
To be heard on the Foreclosure Motion Calendar, the notice of hearing and motion must be filed with the Clerk and courtesy copies must be submitted via courtMAP.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
View all rules for CA-LOS-ANGELES-SUPERIOR.All papers must be filed online through the Los Angeles County Superior Court website unless the Court orders otherwise.
All trial documents must be filed electronically pursuant to the General Order re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil dated November 5, 2018.
Plaintiff must e-file the Notice of Settlement using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case settled at a Judicial MSC.
All papers filed by represented litigants must be filed electronically unless the document is exempt from e-filing, per the operative General Order on Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil.
Exhibits must be in Exhibit Notebooks, 5 copies submitted first day of trial; exhibits prohibited from e-filing.
All filings must be made electronically unless the party is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempt, and documents may not be filed directly in the department.
Self-represented parties may e-file ex parte documents by 10:00 a.m. day before hearing, or bring documents to Clerk’s Office by 8:30 a.m. day of hearing with fee payment.
All parties represented by counsel must comply with Los Angeles Superior Court Local Rule 3.4 mandatory e-filing and its technical requirements.
The joint statement of issues for the IDC must be filed electronically on eCourt.
The plaintiff must eFile the Notice of Settlement using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case settled at a Judicial MSC.
Oppositions to motions in limine must be electronically filed by represented parties; exempt parties may file printed paper copies directly in Department F43.
Stipulations and proposed orders/judgments must be filed electronically.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County
View all rules for FL-THIRTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.When deciding a matter on the papers, the movant must electronically file the motion and memoranda, upload them to JAWS, and email the judicial assistant the titles of the motions to be resolved.
Evidence of the State’s and probation officer’s agreement must be uploaded concurrently as an attachment or cover letter.
Motions must be filed through the e-portal or directly with the Clerk, and the Court will rule only on a filed written motion or an oral motion made in the Clerk’s presence.
Division A requires all orders to be uploaded through the E-Portal.
Proposed orders and judgments must be submitted digitally rather than physically sent to chambers unless the Court orders otherwise.
For a disputed order, each party must email a marked-up Word version of its proposed order to the Judicial Assistant.
A plea in absentia packet must be submitted through the Florida E-Portal and received before the hearing date.
After a firm trial date is established, counsel must prepare and submit a Uniform Order Setting Trial and Pretrial through the court Portal.
Agreed proposed orders and orders unopposed within five days must be submitted through the E-Filing Portal.
Division W is paperless, and orders for signature must be uploaded through the e-portal rather than submitted as hard copies.
Counsel requesting a competency evaluation must upload the resulting order to the court’s E-Portal work queue for signature.
Except for a legitimate emergency motion, a motion must be electronically filed with the clerk before the Judicial Assistant is contacted for a hearing date and time.
Central District of California
View all rules for CDCA.Filing party’s role must be entered in the “Party Role” field when filing an Application for Leave to File Under Seal.
When filing a sealed motion, the document upload screen must turn red to confirm the filing will be under seal; if it does not turn red, stop and restart the docketing process.
Complaints, charging documents, certain affidavits, concurrent documents, CVB matters, and matters subject to District Judge review must be filed in paper format.
Attorneys must electronically file sealed documents in public/non-sealed civil cases using CM/ECF.
Answers filed in state court must be refiled in federal court as a supplement to the Notice of Removal.
Sealed Declaration in Support must be filed via the ECF event path: Civil > Under Seal Filings > Under Seal Filing Events > Sealed Declaration in Support.
When e-filing sealed opposition with attachments, upload each via Attachments Browse button, select correct category from dropdown.
The parties must submit Word-format electronic versions of the agreed and disputed jury instructions and proposed verdict forms to the Court by email.
When e-filing a sealed document, select the filing party from the list of parties who have appeared in the case and click Next.
Requests to seal application, order, and documents require electronic filing of a NOTICE OF MANUAL FILING.
The attorney fee table must be attached to the motion and electronically filed.
Date and Time fields must be left blank when filing Application for Leave to File Under Seal as no hearing is required.
New York Supreme Court, New York County
View all rules for NY-NEW-YORK-SUPREME.Each electronically filed exhibit must receive its own document number, and combining documents into one PDF may result in summary denial of the motion.
Justice Reed does not accept letters, documents, or papers by email or mail unless the Part Rules or specified Commercial Division Rules permit them or the court gives prior approval.
Deposition-appearance adjournment requests must be filed through NYSCEF and emailed to the Part Clerk with all parties included.
Media that cannot ordinarily be filed in NYSCEF must be submitted by emailing a download link to the part clerk; physical media such as USB drives is not accepted, and the media must be tied to a placeholder exhibit and addressed in an appropriate affirmation.
In an e-filed case, the preliminary-conference request, RJI, required addendum, and RJI fee must be handled through NYSCEF.
After the judge signs a CCO or SCO, the part clerk will upload it to NYSCEF.
A NYSCEF motion on notice or notice of petition must be e-filed at least eight days before its return date and made returnable in Room 130.
Opposition papers and any appropriate reply must be submitted electronically through NYSCEF.
Counsel must electronically file trial transcripts after trial.
The parties must submit and upload to NYSCEF the consolidated transcript, applicable post-trial memoranda, and any other documents required to complete the appellate record.
A proposed order directed to be settled must be transmitted through NYSCEF using the Notice of Settlement - w/Proposed Order/Counter Order designation.
The parties must electronically file the listed pre-trial submissions through NYSCEF.
Circuit Court of Cook County
View all rules for IL-COOK-CIRCUIT.Except for emergency motions, all parties must file submissions electronically with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The parties must supply a court reporter for trial and, after trial, must send the court transcript to the Calendar 53 e-mail address.
E-filing is mandatory in Illinois for all civil areas except Quasi Criminal, Housing, and Wills.
Post-trial motions must be filed in Odyssey before being emailed to Judge McKenna for consultation.
Trial materials must be emailed to chambers and opposing counsel or the opposing self-represented litigant at least 14 days before the pre-trial conference.
Petitions to approve settlement must be presented electronically via email to Calendar X with the unfiled petition and proposed order.
Motions to withdraw must be e-filed via Odyssey with supporting documentation and a proposed order.
Regular motions may be e-filed and submitted to the judge at any time with proper notice.
Agreed motions and orders may be filed by email or drop off instead of spindling through Odyssey.
No filing should be e-mailed or faxed to chambers.
If authorized, piggyback motions must be electronically filed after updating notice.
Routine motions are presented M-F 9:00am; in-person submissions are left in the designated bin in courtroom 2201.
New York Supreme Court, Bronx County
View all rules for NY-BRONX-SUPREME.To waive preliminary-conference appearances, parties must file the jointly completed scheduling order through NYSCEF and email a copy to the Part Clerk.
All Part 11 documents must be filed electronically through NYSCEF, except that unrepresented litigants are not required to use e-filing but are strongly encouraged to do so.
Correspondence to the Court must be in letter form and filed through NYSCEF.
A settlement-conference request must be filed as a letter on NYSCEF and include the consent of all counsel.
The completed agreement to mediate must be submitted through NYSCEF, with an additional copy emailed to BXSUPADR@nycourts.gov.
Parties must file appropriate appearances through NYSCEF and request electronic tracking for their case.
Required letters must be both emailed to the Court and uploaded to NYSCEF.
Part 24 is an electronic-filing part governed by the available New York Courts e-filing rules.
In a case not converted to e-filing, an affirmation must be emailed to the Part address on notice to all sides at least one day before the court appearance.
Proofs of service, counterclaims, and answers must be filed through NYSCEF or with the court in non-e-filing cases, with optional email submission to the election matters address.
A sufficiently particularized Bill of Particulars must be filed through NYSCEF or with the court for qualifying proceedings initiated within 14 days of the petition-filing deadline.
The completed Preliminary Conference Order must be filed electronically on NYSCEF.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County
View all rules for FL-FIFTEENTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Proposed orders must be submitted through the court's Online Services for review and processing.
All evidence and exhibits must be uploaded through the E-evidence feature in OLS.
To be excused from calendar call, the parties must confer, file the document in the docket, and email it to cad-divisionAG@pbcgov.org five days before calendar call.
A motion for temporary relief must be filed and docketed.
A self-represented litigant who elects electronic filing must comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525 and the procedures of the filing judicial circuit.
An agreed order must be submitted to the court through Online Services.
All hearing documents, including proposed orders, must be submitted through OLS no more than 48 hours before the hearing, or the hearing may not be heard.
An untimely response not provided to the Court through e-courtesy may be deemed waived.
A proposed order must not be uploaded more than once.
All documents filed in any court must be filed by electronic transmission.
Division IZ final judgments and orders emailed in Word format will be electronically signed and filed directly with the Clerk.
Orders submitted by email will be returned and must be submitted through the proper filing method.
New York Supreme Court, Kings County
View all rules for NY-KINGS-SUPREME.Parties must immediately notify the court through an uploaded settlement stipulation, discontinuance stipulation, or, for non-e-filed matters, a movant’s withdrawal letter, and must not email the stipulation.
Subpoenas may not be filed or submitted electronically.
Existing cases must be converted to electronic filing as soon as practicable after transfer to the judge.
Before trial, counsel must upload proposed PJI-based jury charges and a proposed verdict sheet to the VEC under the designated document type.
Motions, stipulations, affirmations, affidavits, and proposed orders must be filed electronically through NYSCEF unless the matter is exempt from electronic filing.
Subpoenas may not be filed or submitted electronically.
All subpoenas in NYSCEF cases must be electronically filed for approval by the subpoena records room.
Hard copies are required for non-e-filed motions, answering papers, and stipulations.
In e-filed cases, affirmations must be submitted through NYSCEF; in cases not converted to e-filing, they must be emailed to the Court at least one day before the appearance with notice to all sides.
Subpoenas may not be submitted electronically.
The appointed attorney or court evaluator must convert the Article 81 matter to NYSCEF within 30 days of appointment using an acceptable method.
Every infant or wrongful-death compromise application must be emailed to the principal court attorney after filing.
New York Supreme Court, Westchester County
View all rules for NY-WESTCHESTER-SUPREME.The Settlement Conference Form must be filed on NYSCEF.
A Note of Issue or trial-readiness challenge must be submitted through NYSCEF.
A proposed stipulation or order must be filed through NYSCEF with any motion-paper length application.
The affidavit documenting mail service on an NYSCEF-opted-out party must be uploaded to NYSCEF.
For non-e-filed cases only, the Settlement Conference Form must be emailed to slmgonza@nycourts.gov.
Counsel and self-represented parties must notify the court through NYSCEF and email the Part Clerk with an attached Stipulation of Discontinuance when an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of.
The proposed Preliminary Conference Order must be submitted electronically through NYSCEF.
Counsel must upload the required discovery-dispute letter electronically through NYSCEF.
Cases subject to mandatory electronic filing must be filed through NYSCEF.
Medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions commenced in Westchester County Supreme Court must be filed electronically through NYSCEF.
All motion papers and accompanying documents must be uploaded to NYSCEF with the motion sequence number properly identified.
Proposed orders settling tax assessment review proceedings must be electronically filed on NYSCEF for the Court's signature.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County
View all rules for FL-BROWARD-CIRCUIT.The notice of change of plea must be e-filed with the Clerk's office.
Pro se litigants must file emergency motions in person in Room 2140; attorneys must e-file them.
Motions for rehearing/reconsideration must be e-filed and accepted by the Clerk within the time prescribed by rule, statute, or law.
The moving party's attorney must submit proposed and agreed orders through the corresponding CMS portal or request a hearing; the Clerk no longer presents orders without hearing, and this requirement does not apply to pro se parties.
Emergency motions must be filed with the Clerk and emailed to the division, and will not be addressed unless they are compliant ex parte motions or the other side is copied on the email.
A letter explaining unavailability for a unilaterally set hearing must be e-filed as correspondence.
Motions for rehearing/reconsideration must be e-filed and accepted by the Clerk's Office within the time prescribed by Rules, Statute, or Law.
Agreed motions must be filed via CMS as a supporting document with the Agreed Order or the order will be rejected.
Proposed orders must be submitted to the Division FV email, and the CMS workbench may be used only for agreed orders submitted with the motion and opposing counsel's written response/agreement attached.
Self-represented parties must file all requests with the Clerk of Court and deliver or email them to chambers.
Only agreed orders or orders relating to matters addressed at a prior hearing may be submitted electronically through CMS.
Emergency motions must first be e-filed as an Emergency, then copies provided by email or in person to the Judge's Office with copies to the opposing party.
Southern District of New York
View all rules for SDNY.Default judgment supporting documents (affidavit/declaration per LCVR 55.2(a)(1), attorney’s affidavit, proposed Statement of Damages, proposed default judgment) must each be electronically filed as separate ECF Filing Events.
Unlisted motions must be filed via ECF with memorandum of law; listed Text Only motions may not be submitted via mail or fax.
Letter motions must be filed on ECF in accordance with the S.D.N.Y. Local Rules.
The Government is responsible for filing all victim letters.
TRO and emergency-relief applications must be emailed to the Court in text-searchable PDF format.
Letters should be filed electronically on ECF, except when a letter is requested to be filed under seal or contains sensitive or confidential information.
Except as otherwise provided, all communications with the Court must be by letter filed electronically on ECF.
All attorneys must register promptly as ECF filers and enter an appearance in the case.
Every document in a sentencing submission, including letters, is expected to be filed publicly in paper or through ECF using one of the specified procedures.
Each party must electronically file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law via ECF at the time the joint pretrial order is filed.
Parties must electronically file the joint pretrial order via ECF.
Motions for sealed or redacted filings must be electronically filed via the court’s ECF system per applicable rules and orders.
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
View all rules for CA-SAN-FRANCISCO-SUPERIOR.All documents filed in an asbestos case must be electronically filed and served on all parties as specified in the rule.
An ex parte application must be filed in Room 402 at the UFC court clerk’s office.
A Notice of Appeal may be filed in the Appeals Division Clerk’s Office or electronically through a court-approved vendor.
The moving party must electronically file the motion unless excluded by LRSF 2.11, in which case the motion must be filed in Room 103.
Represented parties filing an unlimited-jurisdiction default judgment packet must file it electronically.
The proof of service in an asbestos case must be electronically filed.
Plaintiffs must file the complaint and summons in paper, while the proof of service must be filed electronically.
The plaintiff must file the complaint and summons in paper form in an asbestos case.
Cases mandated to e-filing must be submitted electronically unless the filing party is self-represented.
All papers in Designated Cases must be filed electronically.
Original bank statements submitted for accounting in Designated Cases must be electronically filed.
For cases mandated to e-filing, the motion must be submitted electronically without a hearing date.
Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties
View all rules for FL-NINTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.All filings in the Civil Division must be made electronically under the cited Florida Supreme Court electronic-access standards.
If a case has a party not on ePortal, the order packet must be sent to chambers with sufficient copies and stamped, addressed envelopes for parties who will not receive e-service.
A trial brief must be submitted by email at least five business days before trial.
Motions to transfer a case to another division based on a related case must be submitted to the Administrative Judge by email.
The joint pretrial statement requires filing of the original with the clerk and delivery of one electronic copy to the judge.
An emergency-hearing motion must be delivered to the Court by hand or email before the hearing is set.
The motion and all documents needed to review a proposed order must be viewable in the clerk's system before the order is submitted.
Proposed orders must be submitted electronically by email in Word format to the judicial office.
Proposed orders and final judgments must be submitted to the court by email at 29orange@ninthcircuit.org.
A copy of the e-filed notice of cancellation must also be emailed to 22osceola@ninthcircuit.org.
All exhibits must be submitted electronically by email to the division email account.
Documents must be filed online through Orange County's filing portal.
Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
View all rules for CA-CONTRA-COSTA-SUPERIOR.Facsimile filing under the pilot project is limited to initial juvenile dependency petitions; subsequent filings must use the regular filing process.
The identified documents may not be electronically filed and must be lodged in hard copy unless the Presiding Judge orders otherwise or an amended rule or standing order provides otherwise.
Direct facsimile transmission to the Court or Court Clerk is not provided for.
Subsequent filings in the covered juvenile matters must use the regular filing process rather than facsimile transmission.
The court will accept initial juvenile dependency petitions and accompanying documents by facsimile if satisfactory arrangements with the Department of Social Services are finalized.
Facsimile filing is permitted only for the limited documents and areas authorized by Rule 2.86; unauthorized facsimile transmissions will be rejected by the clerk.
Direct facsimile transmission to the court or court clerk is not authorized under this rule.
The documents identified in the Standing Order may not be electronically filed and must be filed or lodged in hard copy unless the Presiding Judge orders otherwise or an amended rule applies.
Represented parties in Designated Cases must electronically file documents and permit electronic service.
Represented parties in Designated Cases must electronically file documents and allow electronic service, except as otherwise provided by the rule.
In Designated Cases, represented parties must file documents electronically and allow service electronically.
Subject to satisfactory arrangements with the Department of Social Services, the court permits fax filing of initial dependency petitions and accompanying documents.
New York Supreme Court, Nassau County
View all rules for NY-NASSAU-SUPREME.A Maintenance Guidelines Worksheet (UD-8(2)) must be filed electronically.
A party whose adjournment request is granted must file a confirmation letter stating the new date and time on NYSCEF.
A Child Support Worksheet (UD-8) must be filed electronically.
A proposed Judgment of Divorce (Form UD-11) must be filed electronically.
The RJI for an uncontested matrimonial action and its addendum must be filed electronically.
The Sworn Statement of Removal of Barriers to Remarriage (UD-4) and Affidavit of Service (UD-4a) must be filed electronically.
Counsel must obtain court permission before submitting evidentiary materials to NYSCEF unless they are exhibits to a formal motion or an approved filing.
Written notice of settlement, discontinuance, mootness, death, or bankruptcy must be electronically filed with a courtesy copy emailed to the court.
A summons must be filed electronically.
Papers in an Order to Show Cause must be electronically filed, except that paper cases must follow the Court Information Center’s directives.
Motion papers must be electronically filed unless the case is designated a paper case.
A Notice of Automatic Orders must be filed electronically.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County
View all rules for MI-OAKLAND-CIRCUIT.The ABM containing the provided pretrial date must be e-filed.
Parties must connect to the e-file system in every case.
Attorneys must associate themselves with their criminal case in the Oakland County E-filing System to receive e-filings.
In cases other than same-day trial settlements handled on the record, parties must e-file final judgment documents with the applicable parties’ and counsel’s signatures.
The moving party must e-file the written emergency motion and then email a copy to judicial staff.
Discovery recommendations must be e-filed immediately after the Discovery Master meeting, whether or not the parties resolved their issues.
Attorneys must associate themselves with their criminal case in the Oakland County E-filing System to receive electronic filings.
Emergency motions must be written and properly filed through MiFILE before review.
Consent judgments must be submitted through MiFILE at least three days before statutory proofs.
Responses to motions must be filed through MiFILE.
Domestic cases must use the e-filing system.
Faxed orders requesting adjournment will not be considered.
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County
View all rules for IL-DUPAGE-CIRCUIT.All civil case filings must be electronically filed using the statewide eFileIL system.
Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other valid electronic payment method.
Items that cannot be meaningfully e-filed—like sealed documents and physical exhibits—must be filed physically at the Clerk's Office or in the courtroom.
Summons with a required court date must be filed in a separate electronic transaction from the complaint, after the complaint is filed and assigned a case number and court location.
The filing party or attorney must confirm approval of all required signatories, including non-parties and unregistered persons.
All civil case filings must be made electronically beginning January 1, 2016.
Discovery documents (depositions, interrogatories, answers/responses and other discovery materials) generally must not be filed with the Clerk; filing is allowed only when the Court orders it, the filing is necessary to resolve a dispute, or Supreme Court Rule 207 requires it, and the rule does not apply to requests to admit facts.
Attorneys must register with an approved e-filing vendor and provide their DuPage attorney registration ID on filings; pro se parties register using a credit/debit card or other valid electronic payment method.
Original signatures of non-electronic filers must be obtained before the document is filed.
Commencing January 1, 2016, all civil case fillings must be made electronically.
All fillings in civil cases must be made electronically beginning January 1, 2016.
The filing party must retain the original document for one year after the judgment becomes final.
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties
View all rules for FL-FOURTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Proposed orders must be submitted through the E-Portal, with copies provided to all parties.
Urgent orders may be sent by email to the Judicial Assistant, and the email must include a subject line stating the case number, case name, and reason for the email.
When all parties use the e-Portal, the proposed order must be submitted through the Florida Courts e-Portal.
An order admitting an original will and any simultaneous orders must be mailed or hand-delivered to the clerk and must not be emailed.
The jury trial set memorandum must be fully completed, identify the desired mediator and trial date, and be emailed to the judge’s judicial assistant with the motion to set trial.
Proposed orders must be submitted through the E-Portal, with copies provided to all parties.
Proposed orders must be submitted through the court’s E-Portal with copies provided to all parties.
The petition checklist must be completed and filed electronically with the petition.
An unrepresented party that has not already done so must promptly file an email-address designation with the Clerk of Court and register for email service through the Florida Court’s E-filing Portal.
Submission materials of 25 pages or fewer should be emailed for Zoom hearings.
The petition or motion must be filed through the clerk and docketed before the proposed order is submitted directly to the court.
Proposed orders and judgments generally must be submitted through the court portal, but the three stated exceptions may be emailed to the judicial assistant.
Superior Court of Fulton County
View all rules for GA-FULTON-SUPERIOR.Exhibits must be scanned individually and emailed to the court reporter due to eFileGa size limits.
Motions in limine must also be emailed to the Staff Attorney with all counsel copied.
Court reporters must e-file transcripts and accompanying exhibits; due to eFileGa size limits exhibits are scanned individually and emailed, and oversized or non-paper exhibits may be submitted as a digital photograph.
E-filing is mandatory for all civil cases except specified case types and pleadings.
Non-conforming materials must be filed manually with the Clerk, and the filing party must e-file a Notice of Manual Filing to be docketed in the case management system.
All documents must be filed electronically through eFileGA, and the Clerk will not accept paper filings except as provided in this Order.
Exhibits and exhibit lists must be emailed to the Staff Attorney with all counsel copied.
Parties must e-file subsequent pleadings and discovery via eFileGA; discovery may be attached as exhibits or e-filed separately.
All transcripts and accompanying exhibits must be e-filed by the court reporter.
Every attorney of record and every pro se litigant must register with the Court's e-filing system at www.efilega.com.
Proposed verdict forms must be submitted via e-mail to Ms. Candler.
Paper filing is prohibited except for incarcerated individuals without legal representation.
King County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-KING-SUPERIOR.Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or delivered to the Judges' Mailing Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery are not accepted.
Working copies of pleadings may not be submitted by email unless prior authorization is obtained.
Department 32 is a paperless court and all working copies must be submitted through the e-working copies application.
Attorneys must e-file most documents and promptly register to accept e-service via the Clerk's eFiling application unless a waiver is obtained.
Working copies may not be submitted by email unless the party has prior authorization from the Court.
Working copies may not be submitted via email unless prior authorization is obtained.
Working copies may not be submitted to the Court via email.
Supreme Court certifications must be filed with the King County Superior Court Clerk's Office under the annual case number, which is 26-0-12055-5 for 2026.
The witness examination estimate form must not be filed with the Clerk's Office; it is submitted directly to the bailiff by email instead.
Department 9 requests receipt of all civil working copies via eWorking Copies.
Motions must be filed via KC SCRIPT.
Attorneys must e-file Supreme Court certifications using the e-form available in the clerk's e-Filing application.
Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)
View all rules for FL-FIFTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Parties must send proposed orders to the Judicial Assistant by US Mail only; orders sent by email will not be accepted.
Parties must use the 5th Circuit website's Hernando/Judges/Scaglione pleading link to submit pleadings.
All proposed orders must be submitted electronically by email, and paper orders must not be sent to the court.
Filings should be paperless, and paper or U.S. Mail submission is prohibited unless absolutely necessary and approved in advance.
After the motion and supporting documents are docketed, the proposed order must be uploaded to the Judiciary through the Court's e-filing portal.
Case law shorter than 15 pages must be submitted to the Judicial Assistant by email.
Proposed orders must be submitted by email using Word software.
Proposed orders may not be submitted through the Florida Courts E-portal at this time.
All requests for relief must be electronically filed with the clerk and followed by a mailed courtesy copy to the presiding judge.
All documents must be filed with the Clerk rather than the Judge.
Proposed orders may not be submitted through the court's electronic filing portal.
The court does not accept paper evidence at trials or hearings.
Northern District of Illinois
View all rules for NDIL.For emergency filings, the filer must bring the paper document to the court.
Mediation statements are confidential, subject to Federal Rule of Evidence 408, and must not be filed on the public docket.
The Final Pretrial Order must be filed electronically on the docket using the Proposed Pretrial Order event in CM/ECF.
Proposed final pretrial orders must be filed electronically using CM/ECF; courtesy copies are not needed.
E-Filers must file all documents electronically unless this General Order or the court permits otherwise.
Plaintiff must e-file the jointly prepared Pre-Trial Memorandum 28 days before the conference and separately email a Microsoft Word version to the specified address.
Parties, through their attorneys, must e-file the ADR certification with the court unless otherwise ordered.
The jury-instructions filing must also be emailed to the specified address in Microsoft Word format on the day the pre-trial memorandum is due.
File the Pre-Trial Statement in CM/ECF using the Supplement event under Other Filings and Other Documents.
If a settlement is reached in mediation, the mediator assists the parties in drafting a settlement agreement and stipulation to dismiss within the same 14 days, and the executed documents must be electronically filed with the court.
Plaintiff must separately email a Microsoft Word version of the deposition-designation objections to the specified address.
Plaintiff must e-file objections to Defendant’s Exhibit Chart as part of Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial Objections.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-PHILADELPHIA-COMMON-PLEAS.Parties must electronically file all legal papers through the Civil Trial Division's Electronic Filing System commencing January 5, 2009.
For all accounts, counsel must electronically file, contemporaneously with the account, a specified set of papers including the filing checklist, petition, settlement and compensation agreements, income accounting waiver, tax receipt, and notice statement.
Attorneys must establish an account with Username, Password, PIN, and email to use the Criminal Electronic Filing System.
Counsel must electronically file specific foreign-fiduciary documents with an account when a share of the estate is distributable to a foreign fiduciary.
All legal papers in civil mental health matters under the Mental Health Procedures Act must be filed electronically with the Office of Judicial Records unless the subsection (B) exception applies.
Electronic filings in the Criminal Electronic Filing System may be submitted through www.philacourts.us in accordance with the filing instructions in the rule and posted on the site.
Electronic filing is authorized in Philadelphia County criminal cases for all legal papers, with express exclusions that must remain on paper until e-filing protocols are adopted.
Electronic filings may be submitted through the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania website beginning April 1, 2013.
Other Motions for Allowance must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records, decided by the Motion Court Judge unless the original Judge retained jurisdiction, and are exempt from Motion Court filing requirements under Rule *208.3(b)(3).
All parties must file all legal papers with the Clerk electronically.
Notices of Appeal and Motions/Petition for Discovery may not be filed electronically.
The Affidavit of Compliance must be filed electronically, either with the Office of Judicial Records or the Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
View all rules for CA-ORANGE-SUPERIOR.Oppositions to ex parte applications must be e-filed by 12:00 p.m. day of hearing.
All ex parte papers must be e-filed by 11:00 a.m. on the court day before the ex parte hearing.
All ex parte papers, including the proposed order, must be e-filed by 3:00 p.m. the business day before the hearing.
Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 12:00 PM the day before the hearing.
Counsel must e-file the Joint Witness List and include a copy in the court's trial notebook.
Parties must e-file a joint notice in table format identifying each designated portion of deposition testimony by page and line number and any objections.
All documents lodged with the court must be e-filed; physical copies are not accepted for the department.
All ex parte papers must be e-filed no later than 3:00 p.m. business day before hearing.
Ex parte applications must be filed electronically.
Providing a trial notebook does not replace the parties’ obligation to e-file all trial-related documents.
Unless the court orders otherwise, the Proposed Judgment must be e-filed within 7 calendar days of the verdict.
All trial exhibits, including impeachment exhibits, must be uploaded using the Electronic Evidence Portal unless the Court grants an exception in advance.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
View all rules for CA-SANTA-CLARA-SUPERIOR.Parties filing electronically must use one of the court's approved electronic filing service providers, with procedures available on the court's website.
DFCS must e-file an Application and Order requesting the court order the child returned to the parent on a Family Maintenance plan.
The Declaration and Application for Order must be submitted to the courtroom clerk in the Juvenile Department where the action would normally be heard, or eFiled per Rule 6.
When no party objects to immediate return, DFCS must e-file an Application and Order requesting the court order the child returned to the parent.
Attorneys must file ex parte documents by electronic filing; self-represented parties may e-file or submit in person to the Probate Filing Office.
adopting mandatory electronic filing will eliminate the need to scan into the Odyssey case management system all of the documents currently filed in civil matters in Santa Clara
Self-represented litigant applications for ex parte, emergency, or domestic violence restraining orders must comply with Local Family Rule 5 and be submitted via the FJCC drop box or e-filing.
Habeas corpus petitions must be filed by personal delivery, direct fax, or email in the Probate Clerk's Office.
Attorney applications for ex parte or emergency orders, or domestic violence restraining orders in Family Law matters must be submitted to the Court through e-filing.
Ex parte applications must be e-filed by counsel and parties with e-filing access; self-represented litigants may file in paper form via the DTS dropbox.
The Judges ADR Program application must be e-filed and approved by the Civil Supervising Judge.
Certain ex parte applications (judgment by stipulation, stay of eviction) must be presented in person to the clerk's office, while all other ex parte applications must be submitted electronically.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for OH-FRANKLIN-COMMON-PLEAS.All continuance or case-schedule amendment requests must be made by written motion and e-filed with the Clerk of Courts.
Deposition transcripts reasonably believed to be needed as evidence must be filed electronically.
The e-Filing System will not provide system credentials to a declared vexatious litigant.
Electronic filing became mandatory for all foreclosure case types on October 5, 2011.
Electronic motions for continuance are not accepted.
When a filer-end problem prevents electronic filing, the filer must submit a PDF through the Clerk’s public-access computer stations.
The required proposed entry must be uploaded through the e-filing system.
Electronically filed documents must substantially comply with the Local Rules and the current Administrative Order, and the filing party or counsel is responsible for obtaining and complying with the current version.
The Court must electronically issue, file, and serve Court-created notices, decisions, orders, and other documents in e-File cases.
All filings after initiation of a mandatory e-File appeal must be filed electronically.
A media outlet may submit its media permission form through e-filing, but the Judge must review and approve it before media technology enters the courtroom.
Criminal continuance motions may be filed electronically, but all parties must execute the continuance entry in paper form.
Northern District of California
View all rules for NDCA.Parties must file proposed supplemental juror questions on the docket and also submit a Microsoft Word compatible version to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov.
All pretrial filings in criminal cases must be submitted to the San Francisco Clerk's Office.
Jury materials must be filed in hard copy and emailed in word processing format to BLFpo@cand.uscourts.gov.
All pretrial filings must be uploaded to the Box.com link provided by the Courtroom Deputy.
Proposed orders on sealing requests must be filed electronically and emailed to the Court’s proposed order inbox.
Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed in ECF.
Specified pretrial documents must be submitted via email to the provided address with no paper copies required.
Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be emailed to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov in Word format in addition to regular filing.
Discovery dispute statements must be filed in ECF under the specified Civil Events category.
Confidential Settlement Statements must not be filed with the Court clerk, either manually or via ECF.
Proposed jury questionnaire questions must be filed on the docket and a Word version emailed 21 days before the pretrial conference.
If daily transcripts or real-time reporting are desired, the parties must e-file form CAND 435 at least 14 days before trial and arrange reporting services at least ten calendar days before trial.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties
View all rules for FL-TWENTIETH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Counsel must bring paper exhibit copies for in-person proceedings and file electronic exhibit copies for remote evidentiary hearings; the Clerk also requires a paper copy.
All proposed orders and their cover letters must be submitted through the Florida Courts E-Portal.
When e-filing a proposed order, the filer must select “Proposed Documents” so the order is routed to the court.
The checklist, orders, and letters may not be submitted until all required documents have been posted in Odyssey.
The filer must select “Proposed Documents” when e-filing a proposed order so it is routed appropriately.
Proposed orders must be submitted through the E-Portal, except final judgments of foreclosure, which must be mailed to Judge Brodie with copies and stamped envelopes for the parties.
A proposed order must not be emailed to the court and also submitted as a hard copy by mail or through the E-portal.
The Report and Recommendations and Order on Report must be emailed to the magistrate.
Documents requiring the magistrate's signature must be emailed to cha-magistrate@CA.CJIS20.ORG.
Pretrial conference orders must be submitted through the Florida Courts E-Portal.
The agreed court-ordered case management plan and order must be submitted through the E-Filing Portal and include a cover letter to Civil Case Management.
Proposed orders must be submitted through the Florida Courts E-Portal.
Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
View all rules for CA-SAN-MATEO-SUPERIOR.All documents in Complex Civil actions must be filed electronically except the original documents identified in paragraph 8.
All pleadings must be emailed to Department 11 at the stated address on the date they are filed.
The proposed motions in limine, witness list, and exhibit list served 42 days before the Pretrial Conference must not be filed at that time.
The parties must electronically file a Joint Pretrial Conference Statement at least 14 days before the Pretrial Conference.
Except for self-represented litigants, electronic filing is mandatory in all Unlawful Detainer actions.
Proposed orders must be submitted electronically through the Clerk’s Office with the information required by California Rule of Court 3.1312.
Represented parties must have the separate regular-conservator petition e-filed and accepted before filing for temporary conservatorship, while self-represented parties may present both sets at the clerk’s office.
Paper copies of ex parte documents are required, while emailing those documents to the hearing department is encouraged.
Except for self-represented litigants, electronic filing is mandatory in all Family Code and Probate Code actions or proceedings.
The moving papers for a remote ex parte appearance must be submitted to the assigned judge in paper form.
The parties must email the proposed jury instructions, verdict forms, jury questionnaire, statement of the case, and proposed orders to the Court.
All papers, including pleadings, motions, applications, and briefs, must be filed in compliance with the cited local rules unless exempted by statute or rule.
Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County
View all rules for NV-CLARK-DISTRICT.Default judgments of $50,000 or more cannot be submitted via the department inbox and must be set on the Department's regular motion calendar.
Proposed orders must be submitted electronically to the department inbox (DC18Inbox@clarkcountycourts.us) pursuant to EDCR 7.21.
Orders must be e-mailed to DC22Inbox@clarkcountycourts.us in both Word and PDF format with a subject line identifying the full case number, filing code, and case caption, and the e-mail body must be left blank because the inbox solely routes orders to a Court app.
All orders must be submitted electronically to DC8Inbox@clarkcountycourts.us, and the email must contain no argument or communication because the department inbox is unmonitored.
Motions to seal/redact and the potentially protected information must be filed in paper at the clerk's office front counter during regular business hours.
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be emailed for the Court's review to the law clerk at dept05LC@clarkcountycourts.us and the JEA at Mosert@clarkcountycourts.us.
Proposed orders must be submitted by email to the Department 31 inbox (dc31inbox@clarkcountycourts.us).
Exhibits must be electronically uploaded by emailing FCEvidence@ClarkCountyCourts.us at least five days before the evidentiary hearing, trial, or motion date.
Parties must not individually file each exhibit into the case; exhibits are provided via courtroom copies and the FCEvidence email upload instead.
Exhibits not included on the proffered electronic storage device will not be accepted electronically absent good cause.
Proposed voir dire questions, jury instructions, and verdict forms must not be filed with the court.
Motions on order shortening time must be submitted to the Department IX inbox.
Jackson County Circuit Court
View all rules for MO-JACKSON-CIRCUIT.Documents and information needed to clear auditor exceptions must be filed electronically.
The Request for Final Court Costs Estimate form must be electronically filed at least two weeks before the final settlement.
The final cost calculation form must be e-filed with the Court using the proper form.
Self-represented litigants may submit the filing in person, by email, fax, or postal mail.
All proposed orders and judgments must be delivered electronically by email to the Division Law Clerk.
The final court cost estimate form must be completed and filed electronically with the court, and any costs due must be paid.
The attorney must electronically file the properly executed return of commission with the court.
Proof of service must be filed electronically by the deadline seven days before the hearing.
An application for the single permitted inventory-filing extension must be filed electronically.
Every continuance motion must be filed electronically, with a courtesy copy e-mailed to Division 13 and the Law Clerk.
All parties must electronically file their Proposed Judgment and email a Word-format copy to the Division 8 Law Clerk no later than one day before trial.
Attorneys should electronically file applications under § 473.090 to refuse letters for a spouse and/or minor children.
Pierce County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-PIERCE-SUPERIOR.A necessary Order to Show Cause must be e-filed to the Ex Parte Division, and the calendar note must be electronically filed and scheduled under PCLSPR 94.04(c)(1).
A Note for Commissioner’s Calendar is the required electronic docketing submission for show-cause matters, subject to a renote exception.
The approved provider must electronically file each attendee’s Certificate of Completion with the court.
For an unrepresented minor age twelve or older, the initial order appointing a court visitor must be presented through the Ex Parte Division by e-filing under the current ex parte policy.
For attorney-represented parties, agreed or unopposed final-document presentations must be submitted electronically under the current ex parte policy.
Attorney-represented agreed or unopposed final documents must be submitted electronically under the current ex parte policy.
For Case type 4, the listed orders and Bond are included.
All parties and attorneys must electronically file and schedule a Note for Commissioner’s Calendar through the LINX website.
Email may be used for agreed or unopposed orders and motions, and certain agreed matters are required to use the email system.
The General Rules include a mandatory electronic filing requirement.
The listed categories of documents are exempt from mandatory e-filing and must instead be filed in paper form.
Attorneys must electronically file and schedule a Note for Commissioners Calendar through the LINX public website.
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
View all rules for CA-SACRAMENTO-SUPERIOR.Traffic infractions, small claims, and unlawful detainers are reassigned to the Carol Miller Justice Center in Sacramento.
A plaintiff's written election to arbitrate must be filed according to the procedures on the Court's website.
Electronic signatures are not accepted on documents filed by non-electronic means (except for local child support agency filings under Family Code § 17400); documents not filed by fax or electronically must include original signatures.
Objections to arbitration in limited civil cases must be submitted per the procedures on the Court's website.
Stipulations for arbitration must be filed according to the procedures on the Court's website.
A document is duly filed only when it is both electronically submitted to the court and accepted for filing by the court.
When proceeds of a judgment or compromise for a minor or incompetent are to be placed in a trust or California Uniform Transfer to Minors Act account, the plaintiff must file a petition set in the Probate Department for a hearing on the proposed disposition, and the compromise must be approved before referral to the Probate Department.
Represented parties may apply for an e-filing exemption based on undue hardship or significant prejudice, but inability to pay e-filing fees does not qualify.
Motions to tax costs must be filed at the court's public filing counter, except as to matters subject to the Electronic Filing Program.
Petitioners filing Election Writ petitions via eCourt must select the document title 'Petition for Writ of Election' or processing will be delayed.
Applications for orders of examination must be delivered to the Civil Clerk's office for presentation to the Order of Examination Department.
Use of digital signatures is optional for public entities; the Standing Order does not require their use.
Multnomah County Circuit Court
View all rules for OR-MULTNOMAH-CIRCUIT.Petitions for writ of review must be presented at ex parte for judicial signature and assignment of a case number.
Straightforward motions for alternative service should be e-filed; if the e-filed motion has questions or deficiencies, the order will be unsigned and the party will be instructed to present the motion at ex parte.
Members of the Oregon State Bar must e-file all documents filed with the court, except materials that by rule must be presented in court.
Civil cases requiring a guardian ad litem, and pseudonym-filing requests under SLR 2.035, must be presented at ex parte with the complaint, petition, supporting documents, and order to obtain a case number.
The court does not accept filings submitted by fax or email.
For civil trials estimated to require more than four trial days, the plaintiff's pre-assignment request letter must not be eFiled and instead must be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed as an attachment to the presiding judge.
After consolidation, documents must continue to be filed in each case.
In foreclosure proceedings not assigned to a foreclosure panel judge, the default order and judgment are still e-filed, but the original note must be presented at ex parte so the court can sign and stamp it.
If parties confer before the Pretrial Conference, e-file a Joint Status Report by 9:00 am the day prior, and call or email the high-volume case processing unit by 10:30 am the day prior, the conference will be cancelled.
Fee waiver and deferral applications must be prepared and filed as conventional paper filings, even by parties who otherwise use eFiling.
Motions presented at scheduling conferences should not be e-filed.
Straightforward motions for alternative service should be e-filed.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-ALLEGHENY-COMMON-PLEAS.Beginning November 13, 2023, all legal papers must be filed through the DCR electronic filing system unless an exception or court order applies.
The condemnor must electronically file a declaration of taking identifying each affected property by owner name and address and by Lot and Block number.
All legal papers and exhibits must be filed through the DCR electronic filing system available on the DCR website.
All petitions to strike or open a default judgment or judgment of non-pros must be filed electronically under Local Rule 205.4.
The original motion must be electronically filed with the Department of Court Records under Local Rule 205.4.
When property ownership changes during an appeal under Local Rules 503 or 504, the property owner of record must electronically file a FORM 502.1 notice with the Department of Court Records, Civil/Family Division.
A copy of the motion must be emailed to the court at the two listed email addresses.
Interested parties aligned with either the petitioner or respondents must electronically file and distribute a pre-trial statement under the applicable aligned-party subsection.
Shared files, Dropbox transfers, and outside links are prohibited as submission methods to the Court.
Every motion must be filed with the Department of Court Records before presentation; emailing the motion to chambers does not constitute filing.
The objecting party must electronically file the required Notice That Matter is Ripe for Decision after the opposition-brief filing date has passed.
Uncontested asbestos motions and argued general asbestos motions must be submitted by email at least two days before presentation.
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Pasco and Pinellas Counties
View all rules for FL-SIXTH-JUDICIAL-CIRCUIT.Agreed-upon orders must be submitted exclusively through JAWS in PDF format.
All necessary documents for hearings must be filed electronically.
Plaintiff's counsel is responsible for uploading the proposed trial order to JAWS.
An agreed Case Management Order must be submitted through JAWS for judicial review.
Orders changing, canceling, or scheduling dates must not be uploaded without prior written confirmation from the Judicial Assistant.
A Notice of Hearing may not be electronically filed or emailed to the Judicial Assistant until the hearing request has been approved and scheduled in JAWS.
A Foreclosure Summary Final Judgment may not be submitted through JAWS.
An order for a Senior Judge who presided during Judge Andrews’s absence must be mailed to that Senior Judge for signature.
Self-represented litigants excused from email service may submit proposed orders by U.S. mail or hand delivery to the judicial office.
Pro se litigants may email their proposed order to the judicial assistant and copy opposing counsel.
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
View all rules for AZ-MARICOPA-SUPERIOR.Self-represented litigants may submit exhibits in person to judicial staff or electronically using Case Center Digital Evidence.
Scan and lodge exhibits electronically through the specified link no later than two court days before the hearing.
All pleadings must be e-filed.
Self-represented litigants may submit exhibits in person to judicial staff or electronically through Case Center Digital Evidence; attorneys must use Case Center Digital Evidence.
Necessary documents must be submitted in advance by email to both the judicial assistant and bailiff, or electronically through JAX.
If good-faith discussion does not resolve the dispute or the opposing party will not respond, submit a Rule 26(d)(2) joint statement by email without exhibits; the court may request additional documents.
When hand-filing a pleading, provide the Court a conformed copy; a motion’s copy may be placed in the Division mailbox or emailed to the Division.
Lodge other proposed orders 72 hours before the hearing and email them in MS Word format if possible; PDF orders are also accepted.
For numerous proposed questionnaire questions, the judge requests electronic delivery to the Judicial Assistant.
If no division staff is available, runners may leave paperwork in the inbox.
Cameron County District Courts
View all rules for TX-CAMERON-DISTRICT.Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents.
A stenographically recorded reporter’s record must be filed electronically through the TAMES web portal in compliance with the specified manual, local rules, and court guidelines.
The EFSP must forward the document, transmission time, and payment information to TexasOnline in the required format.
Charging instruments, sealed or in-camera documents, and documents subject to access restrictions may not be electronically filed.
Electronic filing must use the electronic filing manager and a service provider certified by the Office of Court Administration.
Electronic filers transmit documents through an EFSP and TexasOnline rather than directly to the district clerk and must maintain valid EFSP and TexasOnline accounts.
Beginning July 1, 2014, attorneys must electronically file all documents in family and civil cases with the District Clerk of Cameron County, and paper filings will not be accepted.
A clerk may implement criminal case electronic filing with written consent from a majority of the county judges with criminal jurisdiction served by that clerk.
For good cause, a court may authorize a party to file other documents in paper form in a particular case.
A court may require a filer who submitted a scanned image to file the document traditionally with the district clerk.
Where telefax or electronic filing is permitted, the additional local rules governing those filing methods are incorporated and must be followed.
Unless a local rule requires it, a party need not file a paper copy of an electronically filed document.
Southern District of Texas
View all rules for SDTX.Electronic filings must comply with the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases.
For proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, counsel must e-file the originals, provide hard copies to the Case Manager, and email the Word version to the Case Manager.
Exhibits must be marked with party name, case number, and exhibit number; exchanged between counsel; and filed electronically by the JPO deadline.
Initial disclosures must not be filed with the court.
Each party must enter its exhibits on the Court's ECF system.
Conventional (paper) filing of documents greater than 25 pages requires leave of court, and such documents should be filed electronically when possible.
Parties are expected to file documents through the CM/ECF electronic filing system per Local Rule 5.1 and Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF.
Filing oversized or irregularly shaped documents that cannot readily be imaged requires leave of Court, and electronic filing should be used when possible.
Applications for immediate relief must be filed electronically through CM/ECF.
Exhibits must be filed on the court CM/ECF electronic filing system.
Any motion to reopen must be filed in the Court's electronic filing system.
Parties must file copies of all letters sent to the Court.
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado
View all rules for CO-EL-PASO-DISTRICT.Attorney-submitted exhibits must be uploaded to CCE in their original format, preferably grayscale, before or within 21 days after a hearing or trial.
The cover page for court-retained in camera evidence must be scanned and uploaded into the case’s electronic file.
Audio and video exhibits cannot be submitted through CCE and must be filed on a CD or DVD with the assigned Division Judicial Clerk or Clerk of Court’s Office before the hearing or trial or within 21 days afterward.
If an oversized documentary exhibit cannot be separated, it must be submitted on a marked CD or DVD as a last resort.
Court staff must scan and upload pro se party exhibits into the jPOD system.
A party must split an oversized documentary exhibit into electronic files in accordance with Chief Justice Directive 11-01.
Depositions must be uploaded into CCE when possible; if electronic upload is impossible, a CD or DVD must be submitted instead.
Attorneys issuing criminal subpoenas duces tecum must first obtain a return date from the assigned division and then upload copies of the subpoena and any return of service through CCE.
A pro se party seeking a criminal subpoena duces tecum must first file a Criminal Rule 17(b) motion, obtain a return date after the motion is granted, and then file a copy of the subpoena and any return of service with the Clerk's Office.
Depositions submitted under Colorado Criminal Procedure Rule 15 must be uploaded into CCE whenever possible.
Professional conservators participating in the CCOCR Pilot Project must use CCOCR to complete and submit Conservator’s Reports and Amended Conservator’s Reports due on or after June 1, 2022.
The cover page for retained in camera records must be scanned and uploaded into the case’s electronic file.
Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
View all rules for MI-WAYNE-CIRCUIT.Counsel must email the proposed joint jury instructions and verdict form in Word Document Format to lisa.damphousse@3rdcc.org.
Submit the praecipe through the Court website after the filing is entered.
A Re-Notice of Hearing must be e-filed, and hard copies of responses and replies are also required.
The notice of hearing and praecipe must be e-filed separately.
Orders must be filed directly through MFILE; the Court will not print them for signature.
Pleadings must be filed directly with the Wayne County Clerk’s office via MFILE; the Court will not print them for its file.
All objections must be filed with the Court and emailed to JudgeAbraham-Court with the Courtroom Clerk carbon copied.
Hard copies of general motions must be provided before the hearing date.
After filing a motion or objection, obtain Court acceptance of the proposed hearing date by submitting a praecipe through the Third Circuit website.
Emergency motions may be filed electronically.
Emergency motions may be e-filed.
E-filing is available; parties should visit the 3rdcc.org e-filing page for additional information.
McLennan County District Courts
View all rules for TX-MCLENNAN-DISTRICT.Each registered filer must use their confidential unique electronic identifier when filing electronically, and that use constitutes a digital signature.
McLennan County has been subject to mandated electronic filing since July 1, 2014.
Documents requiring verification, notarization, acknowledgment, sworn status, or oath may be filed electronically only as scanned images.
Orders for the court's consideration generally should be electronically filed with the District Clerk, subject to three stated exceptions.
The clerk must accept an electronically submitted document if it is not misdirected and complies with all filing requirements.
The EFSP must transmit the document, required format information, timing data, and payment information to TexasOnline, which must return a dated and timed receipt acknowledgment.
A motion to seal a document and any response to that motion may be filed electronically.
An affidavit or other Rule 3.4(a) or (b) paper attached to an electronically filed document may be scanned and filed with that document.
An affidavit or other paper described in Rule 3.4(a) or (b) that accompanies an electronically filed document may be scanned and filed electronically with the underlying document.
A motion to seal a document and the response to that motion may be filed electronically.
Cases submitted for the judge’s reference may be emailed to the Court Administrator instead of e-filed with the Clerk, but must be emailed at least four hours before the hearing.
The court may require a filer who submitted a scanned image to file the document traditionally with the district clerk.
Richland County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-RICHLAND-COMMON-PLEAS.Every CQE applicant must first submit the petition electronically through the ODRC website.
A cognovit complaint and its original note must be filed physically with the Clerk.
The Clerk must electronically file all court-initiated filings, which must then be served through the court’s electronic service system.
A party must physically file a cognovit-note complaint with the Clerk of Courts for random judicial assignment.
Mail or fax documents from licensed attorneys in mandatory e-filing case types are returned with instructions to refile through the e-filing system.
The Clerk’s staff must scan and electronically file documents submitted by unregistered pro se litigants.
Exhibits exceeding the applicable page limit or that cannot be accurately transmitted by fax may not be filed by facsimile.
A document submitted electronically must identify its signatories using an electronic signature notation such as “/s/ Jane Doe.”
Exhibits and attachments must be submitted electronically as PDFs with reasonable effort when practicable, but documents that cannot be comprehensively viewed in PDF must be filed physically.
Complaints filed under R.C. 2903.214 must be filed physically with the Clerk.
In mandatory e-file case types, pleadings and other listed documents must be filed through the Court's authorized e-filing system, and paper courtesy copies must not be delivered to the Court.
A pleading or other document may be filed by facsimile with permission from the assigned judge, magistrate, or court administrator and will then be forwarded to the clerk and accepted as an effective original.
Collin County District Courts
View all rules for TX-COLLIN-DISTRICT.If several attempts to agree on a trial date fail, electronically file a proposed scheduling order accompanied by a letter describing the conferral efforts.
Attorneys must e-file requests for ex parte relief electronically and need not appear in person at the courthouse.
Juvenile pay sheets must be submitted by email to the court-designated email address.
Proposed orders in criminal cases must be e-filed during the week of the hearing and at least 24 hours before the hearing.
The Court's form Scheduling Order, including the trial date and mediation details, must be filed electronically.
Evidence may be submitted through the Dropbox folder shared with the court, probation, and attorneys.
Voluminous remote-hearing exhibits may be uploaded to the Court's Dropbox account, with Court Coordinator Amy Munger providing the link.
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-MONTGOMERY-COMMON-PLEAS.During an unexpected e-File System outage, documents may be filed in paper to meet jurisdictional deadlines.
During an unexpected e-file system outage, documents may be filed in paper format to meet jurisdictional deadlines.
All attorneys must register with the e-File System.
Documents submitted for in camera review must be submitted in paper form.
Attorneys must register with the e-File System.
Each registered user must maintain a confidential username and password and is responsible for their security and use.
Documents requiring an original signature must be e-filed as PDFs, retained by the filer for court production, and preserved until the case and applicable appeal and post-judgment periods are concluded.
Criminal-case indictments must be electronically filed under the court's rules and served on defendants under the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Documents designated for “No Remote Access by Public” must be filed electronically under Rule 2.01.
Any filing may be e-filed with the Clerk at any time, including weekends.
Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee
View all rules for TN-SHELBY-CIRCUIT.Counsel and pro se litigants using electronic filing must agree to the website's Terms of Use and comply with the E-Filing Rules in Appendix 3.
Only consent orders may be submitted electronically to the Division 3 email address.
The Circuit Court and Chancery Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis adopt electronic filing, and electronically filed pleadings and other papers are treated as written papers.
Faxed documents are not included in the Court's electronic filing process.
An order may be submitted either by email to the Division IX address or by placement in the Division IX Orders Box in Room 208.
Electronic filing is strongly encouraged, and documents that may be traditionally filed may generally be electronically filed unless excluded by the Court or Clerk.
A public access terminal in the Clerk’s Office permits electronic filing and viewing of public electronic court records during normal business hours.
The Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District permits electronic filing of pleadings and other papers, which have the same legal status as written papers.
E-Filers may access the E-Filing Website through an internet access point or the Clerk's Public Access Terminal.
Submission of the resulting order by email or placement in the Division IX Orders Box is permitted.
New York Supreme Court, Erie County
View all rules for NY-ERIE-SUPREME.Documents in matrimonial matters must be uploaded to NYSCEF before the preliminary conference.
Counsel must electronically file the original Supreme Court motion papers and email the court to confirm the return date and obtain required service provisions.
All checklist items for the final judgment roll must be uploaded to NYSCEF.
Orders submitted for signature must be filed on Notice through NYSCEF.
An order must be uploaded as a proposed order before the court can sign and file it.
Motion papers must be e-filed through NYSCEF, or emailed to both the Court Secretary and Law Clerk when the matter is not recorded in NYSCEF.
In matters not subject to e-filing, original papers must be provided to the Court simultaneously with service on all parties.
Letter requests for adjournments must not be filed on NYSCEF.
Motions and report-back conferences are virtual unless the court arranges otherwise.
Hard copies of motion papers are not required unless the court requests them.
Western District of Washington
View all rules for WDWA.Entities filing many proofs of claim must file them electronically.
Court does not accept fax filings.
Proposed jury instructions must be served on all parties, filed in the docket, and emailed as a Word or WordPerfect compatible file to the judge's e-mail orders address.
Counsel must electronically file emergency motions unless the entire case is sealed.
Non-trial exhibits must be filed electronically and linked to the related pleading.
The Court prefers proposed jury instructions to be filed on ECF and a Word version to be emailed to the specified address.
Proposed jury instructions should be filed on ECF and emailed as a Word version to the specified address.
Pro se parties who opt not to e-file should, if possible, bring emergency motions to court during normal business hours rather than mail them.
Notices of unavailability are not required and should not be filed because they do not affect the schedule or deadlines.
Electronic notice must comply with Local Bankruptcy Rule 5005-1 and the court's Electronic Filing Procedures.
Ector County District Courts
View all rules for TX-ECTOR-DISTRICT.Documents filed under seal or presented to the court in camera cannot be filed electronically.
The writ request must be e-filed as a separate lead document.
The Record of Support Order must be submitted to the clerk through eFile Texas.
Electronic filing became mandatory in covered courts in counties with populations from 200,000 through 499,999 effective July 1, 2014.
The standard filing configurations must be accepted in each designated court; courts and clerks may eliminate unneeded codes but may not add configurations.
Mandatory criminal electronic filing follows a population-based implementation schedule for district, statutory county, and constitutional county courts.
If the parties cannot agree on one of the three offered dates, counsel must electronically file the proposed order with the date and time left blank for the court.
Beginning July 1, 2018, electronic filing is mandatory for all felony criminal cases in Ector County.
Electronic filing became mandatory in covered courts in counties with populations of at least 500,000 effective January 1, 2014.
Electronic filing became mandatory in covered courts in counties with populations below 20,000 effective July 1, 2016.
A municipal or justice court that permits electronic filing must follow the electronic filing rules adopted by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
The e-filing must use the filing code “Request” and the specified description.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County
View all rules for DE-NEW-CASTLE-SUPERIOR.The original case dispositive motion and response must be electronically filed, with two courtesy copies delivered to chambers.
Administrative emails are not docketed; substantive emails must be docketed by the sending party and may be sent only with Judge Lugg’s approval or in exigent circumstances.
A case-dispositive or Daubert motion must be e-filed with one courtesy copy, including its exhibits, delivered to chambers.
Counsel must also file the jury instructions by email to Alicia Maxwell in WORD format.
The original dispositive motion, response, and reply should be electronically filed with one courtesy copy promptly delivered to chambers.
A case-dispositive motion must be electronically filed, with one courtesy copy and its exhibits delivered to Judge Davis's chambers.
Motions must be electronically filed in the assigned case, with one courtesy copy provided to the assigned judge.
Every response to a routine motion must be electronically filed no later than four days before the noticed hearing date.
The original motion, response, and reply should be electronically filed, with one courtesy copy promptly delivered to chambers.
Letters to Judge Lugg must be electronically docketed and emailed as docketed copies to chambers staff, but courtesy hard copies are not needed.
Documents must generally be filed and served under the governing Delaware e-filing procedures, while specified discovery requests and responses must be served electronically through LEXIS/NEXIS, excluding the actual document production.
The original dispositive motion, response, and reply should be electronically filed with one courtesy copy promptly delivered to chambers.
Travis County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-TRAVIS-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Upload exhibits to the folder designated for your party.
Proposed orders must not be filed with the clerk; they are instead submitted by email under this Standing Order.
Settings for jury and non-jury Central Docket matters are obtained from the Court Administrator by written request through Civil Calendaring Online or by oral request, and are docketed in the order requests are received.
Non-evidentiary materials may be uploaded to Box and should go in the party’s Other Materials folder, not the Exhibit folder.
The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits uploaded to Box, which will serve as the official exhibits.
Each party must deliver their brief either digitally or in hard copy, as instructed by the assigned judge.
The Court strongly prefers that exhibits be provided electronically, and electronic exhibits become the official exhibits once admitted.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CUYAHOGA-COMMON-PLEAS.Only one captioned document may be included as the filing in each e-filing, although attachments may be included.
Counsel must submit every entry of appearance in writing through electronic filing.
Pro se litigants must electronically file motions and responses through the e-filing system.
Attorneys must use the court's E-Filing system except in the expressly designated non-E-File case types.
The submitting party must electronically file a notice identifying documents submitted for in camera review.
The motion to seal and its service must be electronic, while sealed documents must be filed in paper unless the court directs otherwise.
Documents may not be filed by fax; electronic filings must use the method specified in the court's e-filing rule.
Party-signed proposed orders and agreed judgment entries requiring judicial signature should not be docketed as ordinary filings and must use the designated proposed-entry submission process or paper format.
The clerk must notify the e-filer by email of a successful submission.
Proposed orders and party-signed agreed judgment entries requiring judicial signature should be submitted through the proposed-submission or proposed-agreed-entry icons, or filed in paper format, rather than docketed as ordinary filings.
Indictments and criminal complaints may be submitted through the Justice Matters portal without being E-Filed.
Exhibits and other items incapable of electronic capture or storage may be filed and served in paper form.
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
View all rules for CA-VENTURA-SUPERIOR.Unless the court orders otherwise or the filing is electronically submitted, noticed or ex parte motions and their supporting or opposition documents must be filed at the clerk’s office for the courthouse hearing the matter.
Trial briefs and in limine motions must be filed with the courtroom clerk rather than the Clerk's Office.
In Civil Limited cases, represented parties must electronically file briefs through eCourt.
Email trial briefs and motions in limine must be filed with the courtroom clerk through the trial department's email proxy, not in the Clerk's Office.
Unless the court orders otherwise, the filing party must provide the assigned department an electronic copy of a brief on the merits on a USB drive within five days after filing.
Ex parte order applications may be submitted electronically; when they are not, they must be filed in the courthouse for the appropriate judge before presentation.
Electronic delivery of filings is permitted in civil, small claims, family law, and probate cases and must comply with the cited statutory and court rules.
Walk Through Stipulated Petitions may be submitted during business hours by eDelivery, U.S. Mail, courthouse drop box, or any other court-authorized filing method.
Galveston County District Courts
View all rules for TX-GALVESTON-DISTRICT.Documents that may traditionally be filed with the district clerk generally may be filed electronically, except for the listed court-issued, subpoena, in camera discovery-discoverability, sealed, legally restricted, and Chapter 33 Family Code documents.
A filer must transmit documents through an EFSP to Texas.gov, which transmits them to the county clerk, and must maintain valid EFSP and Texas.gov accounts.
Citations and writs bearing the court's official seal are prohibited from electronic transmission.
Electronic filings and services must be transmitted through the filer’s EFSP to Texas.gov and then to the clerk, and the filer must maintain valid EFSP and Texas.gov accounts.
A district court may require parties in a particular case to electronically file and serve documents if a party moves and good cause is shown.
Electronic filing and service of court documents are optional unless a court order requires them.
Facsimile transmission of judicial assignments may be accepted if the original copies are retained by the Office of the Chief Justice or Administrative Judicial Region.
Electronic filing and service of court documents are optional unless the court orders otherwise under subsection (b).
The electronic-filing rules apply to documents filed in all non-juvenile civil cases, including lower-court appeals, before district courts with jurisdiction in Galveston County.
The electronic-filing rules continue to apply when a covered case is assigned to an associate judge or similar judicial authority.
Superior Court of California, County of Kern
View all rules for CA-KERN-SUPERIOR.Documents must be filed through an EFSP listed on the Kern Superior Court website.
Documents filed through SharePoint in juvenile justice matters are subject to statutory and California Rules of Court confidentiality requirements.
Beginning August 25, 2025, only paper filings will be accepted, except that probate, civil, and family law filers may use third-party fax filing through a fax filing agency complying with Local Rule 1.9.
The party lodging a CEQA administrative record must file it electronically and serve a Notice of Manual Filing.
Electronic filing is mandatory for filings by represented parties in the listed case types, but not for Habeas Corpus proceedings.
A copy of the instrument, contract, or written obligation may be filed electronically in an application for entry of judgment.
Beginning October 6, 2025 at 8:00 A.M., represented parties must file all court documents electronically through the Court's eCourt portal, and the court will not accept their paper filings through a drop box, mail, facsimile, or filing window.
The mandatory e-filing rule applies to attorneys, justice partners, and vendors unless a stated exception applies; the listed groups are not required to e-file but are encouraged to participate.
At the court's discretion, attorneys may submit the informal arraignment form electronically by email or facsimile, by U.S. mail, or at the appropriate Clerk’s Office location.
A defendant's signature on documents transmitted electronically is accepted and deemed an original signature for all purposes.
Electronic filing of charging documents in adult criminal cases is accepted effective July 17, 2023.
Small Claims lawsuits may be filed electronically through the Kern County court website using File@ Home.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Macomb County
View all rules for MI-MACOMB-CIRCUIT.Participation in the electronic-filing pilot program is mandatory for pending C- and N-type cases assigned to participating circuit judges.
Electronic filing is mandatory for all cases assigned to Judge Viviano, and subsequent pleadings must be filed through the Court’s e-filing website after the complaint is filed in the Clerk’s Office.
All required documents must be submitted by email to info@michiganidc.gov.
Criminal-proceeding adjournments require prosecutor stipulation, and the resulting order must be submitted electronically.
When a praecipe is required, it must be filed electronically with the documents requiring it unless the filer uses another court-approved mechanism.
Unless otherwise directed by the Michigan Supreme Court, parties in cases assigned to participating judges must electronically file documents under the pilot program through December 31, 2015.
22nd Judicial Circuit Court, McHenry County
View all rules for IL-MCHENRY-CIRCUIT.Bulk filings combining cases or documents into one PDF are prohibited, and documents with different case numbers must be filed separately.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court must permit conventional paper filing of documents and pleadings.
The E-filing vendor must make electronically filed and electronically served documents available to subscribers and designated court-authorized users under the clerk-vendor contract and Illinois Supreme Court policy.
All proposed orders, whether submitted before or after a court appearance and regardless of case type, should be submitted by email to the stated proposed-orders address.
Proposed orders, whether submitted before or after a court appearance, may be emailed to the Court at the designated proposed-orders address.
A motion and notice of motion requesting permission to file physical items may be filed electronically.
The court accepts electronic filing of documents in civil proceedings effective September 2, 2013.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz
View all rules for CA-SANTA-CRUZ-SUPERIOR.A party filing one document in multiple cases must electronically file it separately in each case because the clerk will not transfer or place the filing for the party.
Electronic filing is encouraged rather than required for specified documents subject to jurisdictional time limits.
Ex parte paperwork may be submitted in person by a self-represented person or electronically through efile.
Original proceeding documents, subpoenaed documents, criminal bail bonds, and wills or codicils are exempt from mandatory electronic filing.
Documents and reports supplied by third-party service providers or experts may be electronically filed at the provider's or expert's discretion unless the court orders electronic filing.
Motions in limine may be electronically filed as a single document.
District of Columbia
View all rules for DDC.Pro se parties must file and serve in paper form unless they have obtained a CM/ECF password.
All unsealed documents must be filed electronically.
Documents not in a format for electronic filing or illegible when scanned may be maintained by the filer and made available upon request, with a Notice of Filing.
Discovery materials shall not be filed until used in proceeding or upon court order; custodians must retain originals.
Pro se parties may e-file with leave of court by filing a motion for a CM/ECF password.
Sealed criminal investigative applications may be filed electronically by the government using a standardized caption format without personally identifying information.
Petitions for admission are accepted via PACER.
Electronically filed documents have the same binding authority as paper documents.
Electronic filing via CM/ECF is available for all filings.
The electronic filing rule does not apply to cases filed in paper and not assigned to CM/ECF.
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma
View all rules for CA-SONOMA-SUPERIOR.GVRO TRO ex parte reviews may be submitted electronically or dropped off by 8:00 a.m. and picked up after 2:30 p.m.
Civil ex parte reviews before Judge Patrick Broderick must be submitted electronically by 10:30 a.m.
The listed family-law documents may not be electronically filed.
Monday civil review submissions may be e-filed or dropped off by 8:30 a.m.
Civil Harassment, Elder Protection, and unlawful-detainer ex parte reviews may be submitted electronically or dropped off by 8:30 a.m. and picked up after 2:30 p.m.
For probate cases, proposed orders submitted with moving papers before a regularly noticed motion hearing, or proposed orders after hearing, must be electronically lodged as a PDF attached to Judicial Council Form EFS-020, with a simultaneously emailed editable version.
Judge Patrick Broderick's civil ex parte review submissions must be e-filed by 10:30 a.m.
Over-the-counter initial documents are limited to one per customer, except for Plaintiff’s Claims in Small Claims cases and Unlawful Detainer Complaints.
The listed responsive pleadings and related documents may be filed over the counter.
16th Judicial Circuit Court, Kane County
View all rules for IL-KANE-CIRCUIT.All proposed orders must be e-filed on the same date as the hearing; failure to submit may result in dismissal.
Attorney fee invoices shall not be filed but must be presented to court at hearing.
Unapproved document types filed electronically are rejected by the Clerk.
Accepted electronic documents must have an electronic file stamp with required info, merged into the document; required for official filing.
Affidavit of Income and Expenses should not be filed with circuit clerk unless directed by court.
Electronic filers have the same responsibilities as conventional filers for document completeness, readability, and proper filing.
E-file vendor may charge fees/impose contract requirements for e-filings, except no fees for government users or indigent parties.
Routine probate estate filings may be processed by mail via probate administrative assistant, procedures approved by Chief Judge or Presiding Judge of Civil Division.
E-file vendors with Clerk agreements are appointed as the Clerk's agent for e-filing, receipt, service, and retrieval of documents.
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno
View all rules for CA-FRESNO-SUPERIOR.The specified trial-readiness papers must be electronically filed before trial readiness and submitted to the assigned trial judge immediately afterward.
Documents eligible for electronic filing must be submitted through the court’s electronic service providers.
Records not designated confidential during e-filing will automatically be publicly accessible.
For an initiating Labor Commissioner appeal supported by a bond or undertaking, the bond or undertaking documentation must be electronically filed with the case.
The clerk’s office will not accept electronic storage media for lodging in unlimited or limited civil actions unless a court order permits it.
Information about the court’s electronic service providers is available on the court website.
Electronic filing and service are encouraged but not required for self-represented parties.
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
View all rules for CA-ALAMEDA-SUPERIOR.All documents must be e-filed in searchable PDF format unless only a paper copy exists, and must comply with court technical requirements; certain documents (bench warrants, subpoenaed documents, bonds, undertakings, and originals) may not be e-filed.
False Claims Act and Lanterman-Petris-Short Act filings must be presented at the René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland.
Represented parties must e-file through a court-approved EFSP and e-serve, unless exempted by court order, law, or an approved EFS-007 exemption request.
Electronically filed motions do not secure the hearing date shown on the pleading until the hearing date is approved under Local Rule 5.504(a); approved hearing dates should be noted in the EFSP note/comment field.
The court prefers electronic filing for all criminal matters.
The court strongly encourages, but does not strictly require, electronic filing in all juvenile matters.
In juvenile cases, parties with integrated systems may file directly through those systems.
Any party may voluntarily consent to e-filing via a court-approved EFSP by filing a notice of consent and serving all parties, effective February 21, 2023.
Self-represented parties may voluntarily choose to e-file by filing a notice of consent, but once they consent they must use electronic service.
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
View all rules for MD-BALTIMORE-CITY-CIRCUIT.All filings in the asbestos personal injury cases must comply with the court's August 25, 2003 electronic-filing case management order.
A party generating discovery material must electronically file it and serve it on all case parties instead of using the notice procedure in Maryland Rule 2-401(d)(2).
For trial clusters, a participant must e-file in the group case number and is assessed one LexisNexis CourtLink transactional filing fee per filing.
A non-participant must deliver a 3½-inch diskette containing documents for filing to the Clerk's office for upload into the eFiling system.
All filings must comply with the court's August 25, 2003 order governing electronic filing in asbestos personal injury cases.
Walk-in motions are not accepted, and all motions must be filed in the Clerk’s office.
Any instrument requiring a filing fee to obtain valid filing status must be filed electronically through the eFile procedure.
Asbestos case filings must be submitted through FSX rather than MDEC.
Unless Paragraph 3j provides otherwise, all pleadings, papers, and other documents required for filing in the Asbestos Litigation must be electronically filed and served by all Participants on Participants and Non-Participants.
A pro se party may elect to participate in eFiling and, upon doing so, receives law-firm access and functionality but must follow the same conditions as a law-firm user.
All Asbestos Litigation cases are assigned to the Court electronic filing and service project.
California Rules of Court
View all rules for CA-STATEWIDE.Electronic filers must take reasonable steps to keep filings free of computer code, including viruses, that could harm the court's e-filing system or its users.
In mixed civil cases, represented parties may be required to file and serve electronically while self-represented parties file, serve, and are served by non-electronic means unless they affirmatively agree otherwise.
Proposed orders may be e-filed in accordance with rule 3.1312.
Parties may file computer-produced duplicates of Judicial Council forms.
Local child support agencies may maintain original signed pleadings as electronic copies in the statewide automated child support system and may destroy the paper original.
Courts may accept paper filings when a party cannot feasibly convert a document to electronic form.
Courts may authorize electronic filing of documents in proceedings under the specified statutes and chapter rules.
Jefferson County District Court, First Judicial District
View all rules for CO-JEFFERSON-DISTRICT.Specified trial documents must be electronically filed before trial or as required by the Trial Management Order.
Court-appointed licensed Colorado attorneys in Domestic Relations and Paternity cases are attorneys of record, must electronically file, and must file as a non-party.
Jefferson County will not accept an electronically filed copy of an original will.
A withdrawn attorney must file an appropriate pleading through ICCES to regain access to the case.
Warren County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-WARREN-COMMON-PLEAS.The Clerk’s Office shall accept documents delivered by email for filing.
An unrepresented filer who does not use e-filing must file all documents by mail, commercial carrier, or personal delivery to the Clerk's Office.
An attorney must register with the Clerk's Office before using e-filing if the attorney is not registered for the Public Access site.
Original complaints, answers, and documents requiring a filing fee may not be filed by email.
When the E-Filing Portal has a technical failure, filers may use paper filing or the Clerk's Email Filing process to meet filing deadlines.
Every deposition transcript intended for use at trial must first be submitted electronically to and filed by the Clerk of Courts.
Every applicant must first complete the ODRC electronic Petition online through www.drccqe.com to request a CQE.
Completed fee forms must be emailed to the specified address or delivered to the Information Desk within 30 days after sentencing or final disposition.
Facsimile and email transmissions do not count as e-filing.
The court’s e-filing portal currently accepts new civil cases and documents filed in civil and criminal cases.
Bexar County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-BEXAR-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Agreed orders must be e-filed with a filing comment directing that the proposed order be forwarded to the Court.
Agreed orders signed by all attorneys of record and any self-represented litigants may be e-filed as proposed orders with a comment for staff attorney review and may then be signed without a hearing.
Motions or orders presented on the Presiding Court's written submission docket (default judgments, Rule 106/109 substituted service motions, and agreed orders) must be e-filed.
Orders eFiled without a routing comment are accepted as proposed orders but will not be routed for signature.
When e-filing orders, filers must leave specific routing instructions in the comment section or the order will be accepted as a Proposed Order but not routed for signature.
An order must be eFiled only once; duplicate eFiling of the same order creates longer processing times.
Miami County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-MIAMI-COMMON-PLEAS.Criminal-case documents filed at or before arraignment are subject to the paper-filing exception.
Documents concerning Civil Protections Orders and Executions of Judgment must be filed in paper form with the Clerk.
The faxed document is the effective original, but the filer need not submit its source and must retain both the signed source document and fax cover-sheet source for court production on request.
The Petitioner must complete the DRC Electronic Petition online before filing the CQE petition with the Clerk of Courts.
Cognovit promissory notes and ex parte petitions for domestic violence, civil stalking, or sexually oriented offense protection orders cannot be filed by fax.
Parties must electronically file all pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, transcripts, notices, orders, and other documents through the court's e-filing system.
The fax filer must retain the source document until the case closes and all opportunities for post-judgment relief are exhausted.
Court filings may be submitted electronically through Courtview e-filing or by fax, but e-filing users must register and create an account.
The clerk need not acknowledge a fax transmission, and fax filings must be sent to the clerk rather than directly to the court.
An electronic filer bears responsibility and risk for filing problems caused by delays, disruptions, interrupted electronic signals, or readability problems.
Harris County District Courts
View all rules for TX-HARRIS-DISTRICT-COURTS.Responses to motions must be e-filed at least 24 hours before the hearing and include a proposed order.
To pass an oral hearing or submission, use the e-Hearing system and/or e-file a notice identifying the setting's time, date, and motion.
Emergency hearing requests must be e-filed as an emergency motion with a detailed explanation of necessity.
Oral hearing requests for the motion docket must be made through the E-Hearing Portal.
All MSJs must be filed via the District Clerk's online E-hearing portal submission docket.
The court requires mandatory electronic filing and does not accept filings by email or fax except for free fax filing until new e-filing rules take effect.
All other contested motions must be set on the Law Day Docket via the E-hearing portal.
A hearing must also be set on the Law Day Docket.
A motion for emergency/expedited hearing must be e-filed when only one side deems the matter an emergency.
Parties need not appear in person to announce settlement if an e-filed Notice of Settlement is on file.
Providence County Superior Court
View all rules for RI-PROVIDENCE-SUPERIOR.Each case-initiating document, required document, attachment, or exhibit must be submitted as a separate file within the same initial EFS submission.
In an agency appeal, the agency must electronically file the certified record with the court.
When using the EFS, all pleadings, motions, and other papers must be filed under Rule 1(b)(3).
The criminal information or indictment must be filed through the EFS as the lead document within two business days after eCharging acceptance.
The Office of the Attorney General must initiate criminal cases electronically, with the content and format determined by the Superior Court.
Wood County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-WOOD-COMMON-PLEAS.Civil and domestic relations pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, orders, and other documents must be e-filed unless specifically exempted.
All civil and domestic relations pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, orders, and other documents must be e-filed unless expressly exempted.
All filings in new and pending civil and domestic relations actions must be submitted through the court’s e-filing system except the listed exclusions.
Email and fax filing are barred for the listed document categories, although the clerk may accept the asterisked categories when the required payment is submitted before filing.
Self-represented litigants cannot register for e-filing and must submit paper filings by mail, in person, email, or fax.
The clerk enters paper documents filed by self-represented litigants into the e-filing system.
Fairfax County Circuit Court
View all rules for VA-FAIRFAX-CIRCUIT.The Appendix and Opening Brief must be filed with the Court of Appeals clerk.
The Petition for Appeal must be filed with the Court of Appeals clerk.
The original Notice of Appeal must be filed in the trial court clerk’s office.
All e-filing System users must take the available training, and Court personnel will only assist with general inquiries, not technical, software, or hardware support.
eFiling availability is being rolled out in phases by litigation case type, with the Clerk announcing activation for each case type.
Oversized documents and certain other filings may be better suited for in-person submission at the courthouse.
Physical (in-person) filing remains available during normal court business hours and may be more appropriate for oversized documents.
Superior Court of California, County of Placer
View all rules for CA-PLACER-SUPERIOR.When available, an electronic version of the administrative record must be lodged with the paper certified administrative record.
An out-of-state commission is not accepted through electronic filing.
A family-law request for entry of default is not accepted through electronic filing.
An Affidavit Re Real Property of Small Value in probate is not accepted through electronic filing.
The listed family-law, restraining-order, judgment, guardianship, conservatorship, subpoena, writ, abstract-of-judgment, and ex parte documents may be filed electronically or at the clerk’s office.
District of New Jersey
View all rules for DNJ.Pro se parties must mail or submit filings to the Clerk’s Office, not Judge Kiel; pro se guide available online.
Non-confidential correspondence and written submissions must be electronically filed via CM/ECF, and fax is prohibited unless otherwise directed.
If a continuance order is opposed, the moving party must file a motion on CM/ECF.
All pleadings and correspondence must be electronically filed via CM/ECF unless the Court orders otherwise.
A Submission Notice must be filed via CM/ECF on the prescribed form; sentencing memoranda need not be filed on CM/ECF.
Honolulu First Circuit Court
View all rules for HI-FIRST-CIRCUIT.Unless an exception applies, JEFS Users must file every document electronically through JEFS as a PDF, including documents proposed for sealing or in camera review.
The completed original Form 4 must be filed as a non-hearing motion with the proposed order, either electronically or conventionally with the trial-court clerk when the filer is not a registered Judiciary Electronic Filing System user.
For civil matters, the clerk must electronically file submitted paper documents and preserve the paper receipt date and time as the filing date.
Proposed orders, findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgments must be filed electronically through JEFS or JIMS.
For conventionally submitted documents, the filing clerk date- and time-stamps the document and electronically files the original.
An unrepresented individual party may register as a JEFS user for the case.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
View all rules for EDPA.Attorneys must file all documents directly via the court's ECF system (public documents uploaded directly to the docket) or with the Office of the Clerk of Court.
Counsel must manage, file, and serve all of their own documents and may not rely on chambers staff to copy, scan, print, file, or serve anything before or after proceedings.
Counsel must be registered on ECF to participate in the conference.
Stipulations needing Court approval should be filed on the court's ECF system.
Attorneys of record must maintain current contact information in their ECF user accounts and update all contact information displayed on the docket as needed.
Allen County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-ALLEN-COMMON-PLEAS.Criminal indictments and bills of information must be filed in paper form with the clerk until further notice.
An attorney or party who registers as an e-filer agrees to file electronically and consents to electronic service of documents permitted to be e-filed.
Documents in Civil Protection Order and Domestic Violence/Dating Violence Order cases must be filed in paper form and may not be e-filed.
A registered e-filer must electronically file criminal-case documents unless another local rule prohibits electronic filing.
Fax filings must be transmitted only through the Clerk of Courts’ facsimile equipment and may not be sent directly to the Court.
The fax filer must retain the source document until the case is closed and all opportunities for post-judgment relief are exhausted.
After the original complaint, the Clerk may accept by facsimile pleadings and other papers that are no longer than 20 pages.
Documents transmitted by facsimile are not considered electronically filed documents.
A proposed judgment entry or order submitted for a judge’s or magistrate’s signature becomes the original filing copy, and no original source document need be sent.
Depositions may be filed electronically.
Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-LAKE-COMMON-PLEAS.A document that requires a filing security deposit or fee for valid filing must be filed and paid electronically through the same process used for other eFile documents.
When a case type becomes designated for e-filing, represented parties must promptly enable counsel to electronically file, serve, receive, review, and retrieve case documents.
Filings designated as prohibited eFile case types may not be filed electronically and must be submitted in paper by U.S. Mail or at the clerk’s counter.
A completed status statement may be submitted to the court by email, fax, mail, or hand delivery, and all parties must be served.
Snohomish County Superior Court
View all rules for WA-SNOHOMISH-SUPERIOR.When a shortened hearing schedule prevents responsive pleadings from being electronically provided by 4:30 p.m. the day before the hearing, the submission must be provided in both electronic and paper formats.
When one criminal submission, including attachments, exceeds 25 pages, its judicial working copies must be submitted electronically and in paper format.
Negotiable instruments, exhibits, and trial notebooks may not be filed in the court file in either paper or electronic form.
Criminal judicial working copies must be submitted electronically when the hearing is set or when the response or reply is due under SCLCrR 8.2(c).
Documents that are or will be submitted as hearing or trial exhibits are excluded from the permission to electronically file official documents.
A defendant appearing pro se may submit either hard copies through Court Administration or electronic working copies under the stated procedures.
When authorized by court rule, judicial working copies may be submitted directly to the judicial officer or court designee through the Clerk's e-filing application using the serve-only option.
Eastern District of Virginia
View all rules for EDVA.HSD must not be filed electronically.
Retroactive worksheets must be filed as sealed ECF.
The HSD itself must not be filed electronically; a blank placeholder is attached to the motion on CM/ECF to reserve the docket number.
Compensation claims must be submitted on the appropriate CJA form through the court’s eVoucher system.
Proposed HSDs must not be filed electronically.
Sealed documents must be filed electronically in CM/ECF but are not accessible electronically to litigants.
Compensation claims must be submitted via eVoucher system on the appropriate CJA form.
Memorandum containing highly sensitive information may be delivered in printed form, not filed via CM/ECF.
District of Delaware
View all rules for DED.Superior Court of California, County of Monterey
View all rules for CA-MONTEREY-SUPERIOR.Electronic filings must be submitted through the court's electronic service providers, whose information is available on the court website.
All pleadings, motions, applications, briefs, and other papers must be electronically filed with the civil clerk's office in Monterey.
Electronic filing is encouraged but not mandatory for documents with jurisdictional time limits.
Challenges to judicial officers under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.1 et seq. are exempt from mandatory e-filing.
Original documents required for specified proceedings are exempt from mandatory e-filing.
Butler County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-BUTLER-COMMON-PLEAS.For mailed filings from an unregistered pro se party, the Clerk registers the party and, after required deposits and fees are paid, scans and electronically files the documents in the party's name.
After e-filing is implemented for a case type, all documents must be submitted through the e-Filing Portal, and the Clerk generally may not accept paper filings.
An unregistered pro se filer appearing in person must register through a Clerk's Office computer station, may receive registration assistance, and must thereafter submit documents through the portal.
All proposed judicial-sale entries requiring a judge's signature must be submitted through the e-Filing portal.
For deposition transcripts intended for motion proceedings or trial, the Clerk may accept an original paper copy instead of an electronic filing.
Electronic documents may be submitted to the Clerk at any time, including weekends.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court
View all rules for WI-MILWAUKEE-CIRCUIT.Other petitions, motions, and requests may be filed electronically or, for a non-legal party or pro se litigant that opts out of electronic filing, filed in the assigned branch.
Petitions, motions, and requests requiring statutory notice may be filed electronically or, for a non-legal party or pro se litigant that opts out of electronic filing, filed in paper form with the Clerk’s Office.
The court does not accept documents for filing by fax or email, except qualifying correspondence with the court under Rule 1.15.
Attorneys must file papers electronically.
Postconviction motions other than petitions for writs of certiorari must be filed with the appellate section of the criminal division of the Clerk of Court in Room 117 of the Safety Building.
Statutorily noticed petitions, motions, and requests may be filed electronically or on paper, with the filer providing names and addresses for notice.
If the assigned branch cannot accept a filing, a non-legal party or pro se litigant may file in the Clerk’s Office.
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
View all rules for CA-SAN-BERNARDINO-SUPERIOR.The parties must meet and confer, exchange necessary documents, and file the listed trial documents directly in Department R14 or electronically, without fax filing, by the trial documents filing date.
All documents identified in the trial setting order must be electronically filed or hand delivered directly to the department by the trial document filing date.
The IDC brief must be filed electronically.
Documents must be electronically filed through an approved electronic filing service provider identified on the Court website.
The Notice of Hearing must be filed electronically at least seven court days before the conference.
Trial documents may be filed directly in Department S-36 or electronically, but fax filing is prohibited.
A fax received into a computer file is governed as a fax filing and is not considered an electronically filed document.
New York Supreme Court, Monroe County
View all rules for NY-MONROE-SUPREME.Washington County Circuit Court
View all rules for OR-WASHINGTON-CIRCUIT.A respondent seeking a remote appearance in a contested FAPA hearing must submit an ORS 45.400 motion electronically on an expedited basis to the assigned judge or, for matters assigned to a Pro Tem judge, the Chief Family Law Judge.
A motion to reset a juvenile matter must be filed with the juvenile court in the Juvenile Services Building.
A written outline of the settlement’s general terms must be electronically filed and accepted two business days before the hearing or trial.
An appearance remains required for a settled hearing or trial unless a stipulated order or judgment is electronically filed and accepted at least two business days beforehand.
Subsequent filings in remedial or punitive contempt actions may be submitted electronically.
Dallas County Civil District Courts
View all rules for TX-DALLAS-CIVIL-DISTRICT-COURTS.Minor prove-ups are done by submission and require e-filing of specified documents.
All filings must be submitted through the E-Filing system.
Materials must be e-filed before hand delivery to the Court, except for in camera review materials.
Superior Court of California, County of Nevada
View all rules for CA-NEVADA-SUPERIOR.Electronically submitted documents must satisfy Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(b) and California Rules of Court, rule 2.250 et seq.
Electronic filing is mandatory in the areas listed in Section 1.
The court does not accept direct fax filings.
A proposed property division involving more than ten items must be submitted to the court clerk at least two court days before trial in editable electronic form.
Mandatory electronic filing applies as of July 1, 2022, but self-represented parties are exempt and encouraged to file electronically; the requirement may be waived case by case for good cause.
Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-COLUMBIANA-COMMON-PLEAS.All documents are permitted to be filed electronically with the Clerk, subject to the governing rules.
An attorney must accept the Online Access User Agreement and provide the required information to obtain access to electronic filing and document viewing through the Clerk's system.
A written notice reporting changed contact information must be filed with the Clerk on paper or sent electronically to clerk@ccclerk.org.
Attachments and exhibits accompanying an electronically submitted document must also be submitted electronically.
An electronically filed document is accepted as the original filing when the User complies with all requirements of the electronic-filing rule.
A User need not file a paper copy of an electronically filed document but must retain the source document for production when requested.
A user may authorize electronic filing only by the user's employee or a retained electronic-filing service provider.
Waller County District Court
View all rules for TX-WALLER-DISTRICT.Summary-judgment motions may be filed under submission, and the notice period to opposing counsel is 30 days after filing for both standard and no-evidence motions.
Civil cases involving more than $250,000 and all Family Law cases, including DFPS cases, must be electronically filed with the District Clerk's office.
Both the moving and responding parties must electronically file a proposed order or judgment with the court.
All motions and applications must be electronically filed except motions or applications filed at the bench during a hearing.
Civil cases between $500 and $250,000, probate and Estates Code cases, and juvenile cases must be electronically filed with the County Clerk's office.
In Waller County, defense counsel may request the Standard Discovery Order at arraignment, a motions hearing, or as late as the pretrial hearing if adequate time remains for the State to comply before trial.
Practice-time statements may be submitted through the Commission’s electronic reporting portal, the Commission form, or another county-specified physical or electronic form capturing the required information.
A notice of submission may be electronically filed for any date and time after the applicable required notice period because the Court has no set submission dates or times.
Denver District Court
View all rules for CO-DENVER-DISTRICT.All judicial rulings, filings, opinions, orders, and other written communications must be electronically filed.
Printed copies of electronically filed documents may not be filed with the Court.
Denton County District Courts
View all rules for TX-DENTON-DISTRICT.Denton County departments filing into an existing case must file electronically through the County Clerk's preferred method.
For an agreed continuance in a case younger than 18 months, a proposed Agreed Order Granting Motion for Continuance must be e-filed as a separate lead document.
Unless a local rule requires it, a party need not file a paper copy of an electronically filed document.
Lubbock County District Courts
View all rules for TX-LUBBOCK-DISTRICT.Electronic filing of court documents is optional unless a District Court or County Court orders it for a particular case upon a party's motion and a showing of good cause.
Lubbock County must comply with all electronic filing rules, statutes, and other applicable requirements governing electronic filing.
Each electronic filer must use the confidential identifier issued upon registration, and that use constitutes a digital signature.
A filer must follow TexasOnline's registration procedures to register for electronic filing.
Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
View all rules for PA-DAUPHIN-COMMON-PLEAS.All Protection from Abuse petitions must be generated through PFAD and filed with the Prothonotary.
Only individual users may register; law firms, agencies, corporations, government entities, and other entities may not register.
Legal papers may be filed electronically through the Prothonotary's CountySuite Portal beginning on the date set by Administrative Order.
Electronic filing of legal papers with the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court is permitted.
Superior Court of Cobb County
View all rules for GA-COBB-SUPERIOR.Self-represented litigants may elect electronic filing but are not required to do so because the Court must continue accepting their paper filings.
An electronically filed and entered court document bearing a judge's signature has the same effect as one bearing the judge's handwritten signature.
Attorneys of record may submit executed orders through the EFSP only if the assigned judge permits that submission.
Circuit Court of LaSalle County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit)
View all rules for IL-LASALLE-CIRCUIT.Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
View all rules for CA-SAN-DIEGO-SUPERIOR.Construction defect actions are mandatory electronic filing cases.
All pleadings, lodgments, and hardcopies of exhibits must be filed directly in Department 904; trial documents must not be e-filed, except exhibits which must be uploaded on the proper portal before trial.
Trial briefs, witness lists, exhibit lists, and binders must be directly filed in Department 603; e-filing of trial documents is prohibited.
All motions must be filed digitally, with a courtesy copy placed in Department 75's mailbox.
The Judge's copy of exhibit binders must be uploaded using the electronic evidence portal.
Ex parte papers must be filed digitally via E-FILE.
All parties must upload trial and evidentiary hearing exhibits to the Electronic Exhibit Portal per Local Rule 5.8.4 unless exempted by court order.
El Paso County District Courts
View all rules for TX-EL-PASO-DISTRICT.eFileTexas must electronically transmit the filing to the district clerk and warn the EFSP if the document is improperly formatted.
The EFSP must transmit the document, submission time, and payment information to eFileTexas, which must acknowledge receipt and provide a receipt date and time.
Documents that may traditionally be filed with the district clerk may generally be filed electronically, subject to the listed exceptions.
Even after a scanned image is filed electronically, the court may require proper traditional filing, and a third party may request court-permitted inspection of the filer-maintained document.
Southern District of California
View all rules for SDCA.Motions to seal, proposed sealed documents, and proposed orders (in Word format) must be emailed to the Judge’s official e-filing email and copied to the Courtroom Deputy Clerk for review.
Appropriate ex parte motions may be made after first contacting chambers and must ultimately be filed electronically on CM/ECF.
Parties must email a Word copy of the proposed protective order to efile_cabrera@casd.uscourts.gov.
Lodged documents must not be filed with the Clerk of Court or on CM/ECF unless the Court directs otherwise.
Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee
View all rules for TN-DAVIDSON-CIRCUIT.Papers must be filed with the Clerk; courts use electronic filing, some documents require paper filing, and papers should not be sent directly to Judges without authorization.
The Clerk must electronically file the Domestic Status Conference Order.
If fax transmission is unsuccessful, the sender may file by mail or in person, with the filing date determined under the cited civil procedure rules.
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-LUCAS-COMMON-PLEAS.An individual seeking a Certificate of Qualification for Employment must file the petition electronically through the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections process.
Each law firm must register an e-Filing account and establish user accounts for every attorney who intends to file with the Court.
The e-Filing System serves as the Clerk's agent for electronic filing, receipt, service, and retrieval of electronic documents.
Tarrant County Civil District Courts
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View all rules for TX-FANNIN-DISTRICT.Eastern District of Texas
View all rules for EDTX.For jury trials, the agreed charge must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.
For non-jury trials, the listed documents must be filed electronically on CM/ECF.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-DELAWARE-COMMON-PLEAS.After a facsimile has been accepted and filed, the original hard copy may not be tendered or accepted for filing.
An e-filer must register with the EFM, provide a designated email address, and receive notice of the access decision by email.
Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CHAMPAIGN-COMMON-PLEAS.Filing by fax is prohibited.
An electronically submitted document requiring multiple signatures must identify each other signatory using the stated written-authorization format.
Electronic filing is prohibited for the listed categories of complaints, judgments, sealed or in-camera documents, immediate-relief motions, miscellaneous matters, oversized or non-PDF documents, and documents containing active external hyperlinks.
Court pleadings, documents, and entries may be filed in paper or electronic form, and the Clerk generally may not restrict electronic filing unless the courthouse facility completely fails to receive electronic communications.
A conformed signature on an electronically submitted document has the effect of a legal signature.
Superior Court of California, County of Kings
View all rules for CA-KINGS-SUPERIOR.E-filing documents related to criminal or traffic matters is prohibited unless the presiding judge expressly authorizes it.
During a noticed electronic-system outage, documents may be filed by conventional means.
Unrepresented persons are exempt from mandatory electronic filing and electronic service.
Superior Court of California, County of Yolo
View all rules for CA-YOLO-SUPERIOR.Every electronically filed document must use one of the court’s approved electronic filing service providers and comply with the court’s electronic filing requirements, regardless of whether filing is mandatory or permissive.
Subpoenaed documents must not be filed electronically.
Inability to pay electronic filing fees does not qualify as undue hardship or significant prejudice for an exemption.
Self-represented parties and non-parties are exempt from mandatory electronic filing and service and are encouraged to participate electronically.
Superior Court of DeKalb County
View all rules for GA-DEKALB-SUPERIOR.Eastern District of California
View all rules for EDCA.Superior Court of California, County of Madera
View all rules for CA-MADERA-SUPERIOR.A fax transmitted to and stored by the Court is governed by the fax-filing rules and does not count as an electronic filing.
Petitions for DVROs, DVTROs, and GVROs may be filed electronically through the court’s e-filing platform.
Stark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-STARK-COMMON-PLEAS.All six pages of the CQE Petition must be completed and officially submitted electronically to the DRC for review.
A fax filing is accepted as the effective original court filing.
The Clerk of Court must follow the Court's Procedures for Electronic Filing and any amendments to that Administrative Order.
Pleadings and other papers may be filed with the clerk by facsimile transmission subject to the rule’s conditions.
Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo
View all rules for CA-SAN-LUIS-OBISPO-SUPERIOR.The court permits electronic filing for specific case types identified on the court's website and requires compliance with the cited filing authorities.
Attorneys must file habeas corpus petitions electronically through an available Odyssey filer.
Fax filing is limited to the Department of Social Services, the Probation Department, and the Office of the District Attorney.
Superior Court of California, County of Merced
View all rules for CA-MERCED-SUPERIOR.Civil bench warrants, subpoenaed documents, bonds, undertakings, and original wills or codicils may not be filed electronically.
Initial criminal filings cannot be submitted through electronic filing.
Electronic filing is permitted for subsequent filings in criminal matters.
Marion Superior Court
View all rules for IN-MARION-SUPERIOR.All pleadings, petitions, and motions must be filed electronically with the court-designated clerk during clerk or court office hours.
Each trial exhibit must be submitted through electronic filing as a separate filing.
Electronic filing of pleadings, motions, and other papers is permitted.
Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CLERMONT-COMMON-PLEAS.The Clerk will not accept fax filings that commence an action, require a cost deposit or fee, require a judge's signature, exceed 30 pages including exhibits, are service copies, or exceed 8½ by 11 inches.
A fax filer need not submit the source document, but must retain the signed source document and the facsimile cover-sheet copy and produce them if the court requests them.
Williamson County District Courts
View all rules for TX-WILLIAMSON-DISTRICT.Montgomery County Circuit Court
View all rules for MD-MONTGOMERY-CIRCUIT.Self-represented litigants who are registered users must file all submissions electronically in MDEC actions.
Non-registered users must file submissions in paper form.
Western District of Texas
View all rules for WDTX.Social Security cases are excluded from electronic public access except for judiciary employees, the United States Attorney or representative, and case litigants.
A party seeking HSD designation must electronically file a sealed motion and proposed order using the specified event, but must not electronically file the proposed HSD.
Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-GUERNSEY-COMMON-PLEAS.Deposition transcripts and court-proceeding transcripts must be filed in physical form and are not public records, although the Notice of Filing/Mailing may be electronically filed.
Subpoenas to be issued by the Clerk must be filed in paper form with the Clerk.
Fax filings are rejected, while pleadings may be filed electronically, by mail, or in person.
The Notice of Filing/Mailing associated with transcripts may be filed electronically.
Unregistered pro se parties may file documents in paper form with the Clerk in person or by U.S. Mail.
Hopkins County District Courts
View all rules for TX-HOPKINS-DISTRICT.Documents under seal, intended for private in-camera review, or restricted by law or court order may not be e-filed.
An original will must not be e-filed.
Attorneys may e-file a proposed order or present it in paper form to the judge, who may then use the paper order or its e-filed version as the original.
Superior Court of California, County of Tulare
View all rules for CA-TULARE-SUPERIOR.Superior Court of California, County of Solano
View all rules for CA-SOLANO-SUPERIOR.The court will not accept a notice of unavailability of counsel or any document or pleading whose sole purpose is to advise the court or parties of an attorney’s or party’s unavailability.
The Juvenile Court Clerk will not accept a facsimile copy of a Section 827 petition for filing.
Superior Court of California, County of Shasta
View all rules for CA-SHASTA-SUPERIOR.Direct fax filings are prohibited.
Search warrants must be submitted electronically for judicial consideration unless the judge directs otherwise.
Williams County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-WILLIAMS-COMMON-PLEAS.A DRC electronic petition must be completed and provided before filing the petition for a Certificate of Qualification for Employment.
Electronic filing is required under Rule 20.03.
Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
View all rules for LA-ORLEANS-CIVIL-DISTRICT.Suggested jury interrogatories must also be submitted electronically.
Jury charges and jury interrogatories may be submitted electronically on a disc.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-SUMMIT-COMMON-PLEAS.Self-represented parties who are not registered e-filing users may file on paper in person or by U.S. Mail.
The praecipe for transcript must also be filed with the Clerk.
Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
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View all rules for CA-SAN-JOAQUIN-SUPERIOR.The physician or treating facility must provide the required habeas-corpus or Riese documents by delivery, electronic filing, or fax, and the court calendars the hearing upon timely receipt.
When the court requires a document at the hearing, it must be emailed to the family court clerk as a PDF and copied to all counsel of record and self-represented parties.
A motion to seal documents may be filed electronically.
18th Judicial District Court, Arapahoe County
View all rules for CO-ARAPAHOE-DISTRICT.Attorneys must electronically file in the State's E-Filing system for all case types in the 18th Judicial District except infraction and small claims cases.
The Chief Judge Order concerns mandatory electronic filing for attorneys.
BBP 14-02 continues to govern exhibits in listed case types not currently subject to mandatory e-filing.
If a listed case type later becomes subject to mandatory e-filing, it must follow the e-filing procedures in BBP 17-03.
Matagorda County District Courts
View all rules for TX-MATAGORDA-DISTRICT.Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
View all rules for OH-CLARK-COMMON-PLEAS.The Clerk of Courts is authorized to receive and send pleadings, attachments, and necessary correspondence electronically subject to ORC 2303.081.
The Clerk determines whether electronic filings will be submitted by email or through an online platform.
Hennepin County District Court
View all rules for MN-HENNEPIN-DISTRICT.Kaufman County District Courts
View all rules for TX-KAUFMAN-DISTRICT.An unagreed motion must be set for a hearing, its order must be presented in person at the hearing, and an order e-filed before the hearing will be rejected.
Every ex parte order application must first be submitted to the court electronically for determination.
If the court cannot promptly review an ex parte request, presenting it to another court is permitted only at the discretion of the court administrator or coordinator.
Pretrial hearings are not required unless requested, and orders presented at a pretrial hearing must be submitted in person rather than electronically filed.
New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County
View all rules for NY-SUFFOLK-SUPREME.Withdrawals must be uploaded to NYSCEF as “Stipulation-Other” and identified as “Withdrawal” in the additional-document-information tab.
Self-represented litigants may opt out of NYSCEF electronic filing and will then receive notices by regular U.S. mail.
Jefferson County District Courts
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View all rules for CA-IMPERIAL-SUPERIOR.The mandatory electronic-filing rule applies to both initial case filings and subsequent filings.
Self-represented parties and other self-represented persons are exempt from mandatory electronic delivery but are encouraged to use electronic delivery.
Local Form CR-02 may be filed in person, by mail, or electronically.
Brazoria County District Courts
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View all rules for TX-MIDLAND-DISTRICT.The court requires an Order Setting Hearing and does not accept a Notice of Hearing as the filing used to set the hearing.
After the parties agree on a hearing date and time, the hearing request must be filed electronically.
14th Judicial Circuit Court, Rock Island County
View all rules for IL-ROCK-ISLAND-CIRCUIT.A qualifying complaint or petition must be filed in the Clerk's office, while open, before applying to a judge for ex parte or specified emergency relief.
An email-served donation must be filed as an original paper copy with original signatures unless it was filed under permissive e-filing.
Ellis County District Courts
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View all rules for OH-WAYNE-COMMON-PLEAS.Facsimile filings are prohibited.
All filings should be filed electronically where practicable.
Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt
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