El Dorado Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, papers must be filed with the clerk at the courthouse where the case is assigned; Department 8 filings go to Building C.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all papers must be filed directly with the clerk's office in the courthouse where the case is assigned, except that filings for Department 8 must be filed in Building C at 2850 Fairlane Court, Ste. 120, Placerville, CA 95667.

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Applies to

Application

Applicants must complete the form and submit it by email to their court contact.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete this form and submit via e-mail to your court contact at:

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All filings in a case venued in the South Lake Tahoe Session must be made in South Lake Tahoe.

(1) If a case has been venued in the South Lake Tahoe Session, all filings in that case must be made in South Lake Tahoe only.

CRITICAL

eFilings must be submitted through an authorized EFSP.

eFilings must be submitted through an authorized Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP).

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Applies to

Notice of unavailability

A notice of unavailability pursuant to Tenderloin Housing Clinic is not fileable and will be returned if presented to the Clerk’s Office.

A purported “notice of unavailability” pursuant to Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc. v. Sparks (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 299, is not a fileable document under the California Rules of Court, and is an impermissible infringement of a trial court’s inherent power to control its calendar. (Carl v. Superior Court (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 73, 76–77.) Any such notice presented to the Clerk’s Office for filing will be returned by the clerk to the presenting party.

CRITICAL

Fax filing with the clerk is prohibited except for criminal complaints, parole violation petitions, local Tribal Court protective-order registrations, or filings by an Electronic Filing Service Provider under rule 7.08.00.

No documents, except for criminal complaints, parole violation petitions, and registration of protective orders issued by the local Tribal Court, may be filed by fax with the Clerk of the Court, unless the filing is by an Electronic Filing Service Provider as provided in rule 7.08.00.

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All filings in a case venued in the Placerville session must be made in Placerville.

B. If a case has been venued in the Placerville session, all filings in that case must be made in Placerville only.

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The Court will not accept filings submitted by email, fax, or other electronic methods outside eFiling.

Filings will not be accepted by this Court through any other electronic methods (i.e., email or fax).

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Filings presented after hours must be placed in the court’s after-hours drop box to be accepted for filing.

Filings not placed in the court’s after-hours drop box will not be accepted for filing.

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eFiling is prohibited in case types other than Adoptions, Civil, Family Law, Family Support, Probate, and Small Claims.

eFiling is not permitted in other case types.

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Applies to

Application

The Court must email the application to the OCCM Event Licenses mailbox or submit it by fax to the identified coordinator.

Court to email this application to the OCCM Event Licenses mailbox at: occmeventlicenses@jud.ca.gov or submit via fax to: Sarah Sanchez, Sr. Real Estate Administrative Coordinator at 415-865-4694 new.

CRITICAL

eFiling is mandatory in the listed case types for represented parties and justice partners.

Use of Electronic Filing (eFiling) is mandatory in Adoptions, Civil, Family Law, Family Support, Probate, and Small Claims pursuant to Code of Civil Procedures section 1010.6(g) and CRC, rule 2.253(b) for all represented parties and justice partners.

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The listed documents, including original wills, hearing or trial exhibits, and documents ordered by the Court, must be submitted in paper format rather than eFiled.

The following documents are excluded from eFiling and must be submitted in paper format: (1) Original will and codicil (2) Bonds/undertaking (3) Exhibits to be lodged for hearings or trials. (4) Subpoenaed documents (5) Copy requests (6) CARE Act Filings (7) Any document ordered by The Court to be submitted in paper format.

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Unless the court orders otherwise, papers must be filed directly with the clerk's office at the assigned courthouse; Department 8 filings must be filed at the specified Building C address.

(2) Pursuant to 2.00.08(A)(4), unless otherwise ordered by the court, all papers must be filed directly with the clerk's office in the courthouse where the case is assigned, except that filings for Department 8 must be filed in Building C at 2850 Fairlane Court, Ste. 120, Placerville, CA 95667.

WARNING

Inability to pay eFiling fees does not qualify as undue hardship or significant prejudice for an exemption request.

Undue hardship or significant prejudice does not include the inability to pay fees for eFiling.

WARNING

An attorney representing a party may seek exemption from mandatory eFiling and service by demonstrating undue hardship or significant prejudice.

Any attorney representing a party may request to be excused from mandatory eFiling and service by showing undue hardship or significant prejudice.

INFO

An after-hours drop box is available at every court facility.

An after-hours drop box is available at all of the court facilities.

INFO

Justice partners may eFile through an EFSP or the court interface.

Justice partners may eFile using an EFSP or court interface.

INFO

Filings presented to the Superior Court may be placed in any of its after-hours drop boxes.

Filings presented to the Superior Court may be placed in any of the court’s after-hours drop boxes.

INFO

Self-represented parties are exempt from mandatory eFiling.

Self-represented parties, as defined in CRC, rule 2.250(b)(10), are exempt from mandatory eFiling.