Electronic Filing (e-Filing)

The Court will continue to accept the following documents in hard copy form:

• Abstracts
• Ex Parte Filings (Effective 09/17/2021, Attorneys are required to E-File Probate Ex Parte Petitions. Please see Local Probate Rule 2C for full details).
• Writs
• Judgments – Family Case Types Only
• Defaults – Family Case Types Only
• Out of State Commissions
• Sister State Judgments
• Subpoenas for Out of State Actions, Local Form
• Order for Payment from Court Deposit, Local Form FN-022
• Payee Data Record FN-030
• Certificate of Facts Re: Unsatisfied Judgment

More Information regarding Civil e-Filing

• E-filing is now mandatory for all attorney represented parties in:
  • Complex Civil cases
  • Unlawful Detainer cases
  • Civil Harassment subsequent filings
  • All other Civil case types, including Limited and Unlimited
• An e-filing seminar was held January 12th and 26th, 2018 for the Civil bar, click here for a copy of the presentation and the handouts ( Rules , Forms ).
• The Court has migrated complex civil documents from the previous e-filing provider to the Court's Case Information Portal .
• Documents in Complex Civil Litigation cases are available at no cost at this time. The Court may charge fees to access documents in the future.

How to e-File

e-File with one of the e-Filing service providers .

To start e-filing you must select your service provider. An electronic filing service provider (EFSP) provides an online service to help you file your documents, and acts as the intermediary between you and the Court's Case Management System. Each EFSP offers a variety of additional services and you should evaluate which provider meets your filing needs. Once you pick the EFSP you would like to use for electronic filing, you will be able to go through their tutorial on how to do electronic filing.

For more information on how to start e-filing go to our self-help video page for videos or the FAQ’s page .

The Court has published local rules regarding electronic filing .

Click to view the Summary of Proposed Fee: E-filing Technology .

Document Standards

Documents should be submitted in searchable PDF format, and searchable PDF/A is preferable. PDF/A is a format which excludes those PDF features that give rise to concerns about the ability to archive documents. Newer scanners allow users to directly create a PDF/A. Users with older scanners can use a conversion tool (such as Acrobat 9) to convert scanned documents to PDF/A.

Proposed Orders

Pursuant to Local General Court & Administration Rules of Court Rule 6 (Proposed Orders section H), a version of the proposed order in an editable word-processing format shall be submitted to the Court using the appropriate email address listed below:

Dept #	Judicial Officer	Email address
1	Judge Duong	Department1@scscourt.org
2	Judge Takaichi	Department2@scscourt.org
3	Judge Monahan	Department3@scscourt.org
4	Commissioner Thai Van Dat	Department4@scscourt.org
5	Judge Pegg	Department5@scscourt.org
6	Judge Pennypacker	Department6@scscourt.org
7	Judge Adams	Department7@scscourt.org
8	Judge Geffon	Department8@scscourt.org
9	Judge Alloggiamento	Department9@scscourt.org
10	Judge Chung	Department10@scscourt.org
11	Judge Overton	Department11@scscourt.org
12	Judge Isger	Department12@scscourt.org
13	Judge Nishigaya	Department13@scscourt.org
15	Commissioner Copeland	Department15@scscourt.org
16	Judge Rosen	Department16@scscourt.org
17	Judge McGowen	Department17@scscourt.org
18a	Judge Arand/Judge H. Williams	Department18@scscourt.org
18b	Judge Deen	Department18cm@scscourt.org
19	Judge Zayner	Department19@scscourt.org
20	Judge Manoukian	Department20@scscourt.org
21	Judge McCracken	Department21@scscourt.org
22	Judge Emede	Department22@scscourt.org
64	Judge Hayashi	Department64@scscourt.org
65	Judge Hendrickson	Department65@scscourt.org
71	Commissioner Laxton	Department71@scscourt.org
72	Judge Blecher	Department72@scscourt.org
74	Judge Delgado	Department74@scscourt.org
75	Commissioner Heaberlin	Department75@scscourt.org
76	Judge Garcia-Sen	Department76@scscourt.org
77	Judge Estremera	Department77@scscourt.org
78	Judge Scott	Department78@scscourt.org
79	Judge Lowney	Department79@scscourt.org

If you have questions about your e-filing at our court, please contact the appropriate division using the information located on our Contact page .