Category: E-filing
Attention Los Angeles County Filers:
The new electronic order system the Los Angeles Superior Court implemented for the processing of proposed orders requires that the filer enter their email address in the service contacts field in order for the Court to provide the filer with an emailed copy of the final order. If your service contact is not included in the service contacts field at the time you submit your filing, the Court will not be able to serve a copy of the order electronically through this system.
Please click on heading above to see a chart of upcoming e-filing dates in Los Angeles County.
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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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To register a new account or e-file in one of the LIVE courts in California, enter the portal from the Legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE to go directly to the portal.
To read the Order from the Supreme Court of Illinois, please click the headline above and then click the link.
As of 12-20-17, We Are Currently E-filing the Following Case Types in These 19 California Counties:
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
The Legal e-File portal makes the process inexpensive and simple. To file in one of the above courts, enter the portal from the legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE
The Following Upcoming Dates are Subject to Change:
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.
Alphabetical list of exempt counties and their e-filing status:
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.
To register a new account or e-file in one of the LIVE courts, enter the portal from the Legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE to go directly to the portal.
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
The Legal e-File portal makes the e-filing process simple and inexpensive. To register for a FREE account or to begin e-filing, enter the Indiana portal from the legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE to enter the Indiana portal!
We hope you are enjoying your summer. We have had a busy summer here at Legal e-File, with several new additions to our e-filing family. We have added the state of Illinois and are in the process of adding the state of Indiana. We are also continuing to add more counties and case types in California.
The Legal e-File portal makes the e-filing process simple and inexpensive. To register for a FREE account or to begin e-filing, enter the portal from the legalefile.com website or click on one of the links below.
Illinois Changes:
As of July 1, 2017, e-filing is now required in the Supreme Court and the 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. To ease transition, the fifteen counties exempted through the mandate, may continue to use their existing e-filing systems.
E-filing is now permissive and will become mandatory in all Illinois counties except for the following exempt counties:
Cook County McHenry County
Dekalb County Sangamon County
DuPage County St. Clair County
Kendall County Will County
Lake County Winnebago County
Madison County
CLICK HERE to enter the Illinois portal!
California Changes:
E-filing of Probate cases in Los Angeles County became mandatory on June 5, 2017
E-filing of Unlawful Detainer cases in Santa Clara County became permissive June 26, 2017 & will be mandatory as of July 31, 2017.
E-filing of Non-Criminal cases in Fresno and Sutter Counties became mandatory on July 1, 2017.
E-filing of Non-Criminal cases in Calaveras County became permissive on July 7, 2017.
E-filing of Family Law cases in Los Angeles County are set to be permissive on August 8, 2017.
E-filing of Family Law cases in Orange County coming soon!
CLICK HERE to enter the California portal!
Indiana Changes:
Indiana Coming Soon!
Are you wondering when your Illinois county will begin e-filing court documents? Here is an alphabetical list of upcoming counties with the dates they are each set to go live with e-filing:
Brown 6/29 Lawrence 6/15
Bureau 6/7 Lee 6/16
Calhoun 6/23 Macoupin 6/20
Cass 6/28 Marion 6/16
Clark 6/23 McLean 6/27
Clay 6/9 Menard 6/13
Crawford TBD Monroe 7/5
DeWitt 6/29 Moultrie TBD
Douglas 6/28 Perry 6/22
Edgar 6/15 Piatt 6/16
Edwards 6/12 Pope 6/15
Ford 6/16 Pulaski 6/19
Franklin 6/19 Randolph 6/15
Grundy 6/12 Richland 6/15
Jasper 6/8 Shelby 6/5
Johnson 6/13 Wabash TBD
Lake TBD Will TBD
Higher Courts by Go-Live Date:
5/17 2nd Appellate District
5/22 Supreme Court
6/1 4th Appellate District
6/1 5th Appellate District
6/5 1st Appellate District
6/19 3rd Appellate District