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LA County will begin permissive e-filing of Civil Limited case types on November 13, 2018. After a three-week transition period, e-filing of Civil Limited case types will be MANDATORY on December 3, 2018.
Permissive e-filing of Civil Unlimited case types will begin on December 3, 2018 and transition to mandatory e-filing on January 2, 2019.
Permissive e-filing of Family Law cases is tentatively scheduled to begin in December 2018 and will likely transition to mandatory e-filing in January 2019. Check back for updates to Family Law dates.
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Beginning August 1, 2018, the Los Angeles Superior Court will begin charging an efiling service fee of $1.75 for each transaction, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.253 and Rule 2.506.
E-filing of all civil case types is now mandatory in Cook County Illinois. Please read the important special instructions for e-filing in Cook County by following this link: Cook County Special Instructions
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All Civil case types will be permissive in Cook County by May 1, 2018. After a two-month transition period, all Civil case types will be MANDATORY in Cook County on July 1, 2018.
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1. Alameda – Permissive for Criminal & Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
2. Butte – Permissive for Family (Juvenile Dependency only)
3. Calaveras – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
4. Fresno – Mandatory for Civil Unlimited, Family, Probate & Mental Health
5. Kern – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
6 . Kings – Permissive for Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate & Mental Health
7. Los Angeles – Mandatory for Probate
8. Merced – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
9. Monterey – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal (Subsequent)
10. Napa – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
11. Orange – Permissive for Family
12. San Diego – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
13. San Luis Obispo – Mandatory for Civil, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal & Family
14. San Mateo – Permissive for Family (Department of Child Support Services only)
15. Santa Barbara – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
16. Santa Clara – Mandatory for Civil (Unlawful Detainer, Civil Harassment, & Small Claims), Family, Probate & Mental Health
17. Santa Cruz – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health; Permissive for Criminal
18. Sutter – Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
19. Yuba – Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health
1-1-18 Orange County (Mandatory for Family)
1-1-18 Napa County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-1-18 Yuba County (Mandatory for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
1-16-18 San Mateo County (Permissive for Small Claims & Probate)
1-22-18 Santa Clara County (Permissive for Civil Pilot filers)
2-13-18 Santa Clara County (Mandatory for Civil)
1st Qtr 2018 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Family, Juvenile Dependency, & Adoption)
1st Qtr 2018 Los Angeles County (Permissive for Limited Civil)
4-23-18 Stanislaus County (Permissive for Civil, Family, Probate & Mental Health)
As of July 1, 2017, e-filing is now mandatory in the Supreme Court and all five districts of the Appellate Court. In addition, all 102 trial courts are to transmit the record on appeal through e-filing to their respective reviewing court.
As of January 1, 2018, all civil cases shall be e-filed in the trial courts.
Also effective January 1, 2018, e-filing shall be mandated in the 87 counties not exempted by the Supreme Court. To ease transition, the 15 counties (listed below) exempted in the Order may continue to use their existing e-filing systems.
Clinton County LIVE McHenry County TBD
Cook County 11/27/17 (Pilot Filers only) Montgomery County Live
DeKalb County TBD Moultie County Live
DuPage County TBD Sangamon County 11/17/17
Kendall County 12/18/17 St. Clair County 11/17/17
Lake County Live Will County Live
Madison County TBD Winnebago County TBD
Marion County Live
As of July 1, 2018, the e-filing transition will be complete and e-filing shall be mandatory in the above 15 counties which were exempted from the January 1, 2018 mandate.
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E-filing is now available for more than 40 case types in all three appellate courts and in trial courts in 62 of the 92 Indiana counties. Please see below for upcoming changes to e-filing in Indiana.
I. E-filing is now permissive and is set to become mandatory* in the following Indiana courts on the dates shown below:
Martin Circuit Court mandatory date is 11/03/17
Scott Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 11/21/17
Newton Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 11/27/17
Marshall Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 11/28/17
Bartholomew Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 12/12/17
Decatur Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 12/15/17
Fayette Circuit & Superior Courts mandatory date is 12/19/17
*Please note: Mandatory e-filing applies to attorneys only. Unrepresented parties are not required to e-file, but are encouraged to do so.
II. E-filing is set to be permissive in the following Indiana courts on the dates shown below:
Blackford Circuit & Superior Courts 10/27/17
Benton Circuit Court 11/02/17
Dekalb Circuit & Superior Courts 11/10/17
Orange Circuit & Superior Courts 11/10/17
Boone Circuit & Superior Courts 11/17/17
Crawford Circuit Court 11/17/17
Fulton Circuit & Superior Courts 12/01/17
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