Solano Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of unavailability

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 court shall not accept for filing a "Notice of Unavailability of Counsel" or other document or pleading whose sole purpose is to advise the court and/or other parties of an attorney's or party's unavailability.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition for disclosure

The Juvenile Court Clerk will not accept a facsimile copy of a Section 827 petition for filing.

The Juvenile Court Clerk shall not accept facsimile copies of Section 827 petitions for filing.

CRITICAL

Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file and serve documents, while self-represented parties, non-parties, and government entities are exempt but encouraged to participate; personal-service cases and ex parte applications are excepted.

Electronic filing and service is mandatory for attorneys in civil, family, and probate cases. Self- represented parties, non-parties, and government entities are exempt from the mandatory electronic filing and service requirements but are encouraged to participate. All documents shall be filed and served electronically, except when personal service is required by statue or rule and excluding ex parte applications.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing

Direct fax filings are not accepted, but filings submitted through a fax filing agency are permitted.

Solano County does not accept FAX filings unless it is through a FAX filing agency.

CRITICAL

All electronically filed documents must use the court’s electronic service provider and comply with the court’s electronic filing requirements, regardless of whether filing is mandatory, permissive, court-ordered, or stipulated.

All documents electronically filed, whether mandatory, permissive, by court order, or by stipulation of parties, must be electronically filed using the court’s electronic service provider(s) and must comply with the court’s electronic filing requirements.

CRITICAL

A party filing one document in multiple cases must electronically file it separately in each case, and the clerk will not transfer the document between cases.

Any party seeking to file a single document into multiple cases must e-file that document separately into each case. The clerk’s office will not place a document from one case into another on behalf of the party.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Notice and waiver of rights and request for remote video proceeding

The remote arraignment request form may be filed electronically or submitted as a paper copy.

The form may be filed electronically or via paper copy.

INFO

The listed documents are exempt from electronic filing unless a statute or California Rule of Court requires otherwise.

Absent any statute or California Rule of Court to the contrary, the following documents are exempt from e-filing:  Any order with an original judicial officer’s signature;  Civil Harassment Restraining Orders;  Workplace Violence Restraining Orders;  Notice of Deposit of Jury Fees (CCP Section 631(b);  Family Law Request for Entry of Default;  Family Law Judgment and Notice of Entry of Judgment;  Original Will and Codicil;  Copy Requests;  Exhibits to be lodged for Hearings or Trials;  Subpoenaed Documents;  Sealed Records;  Request for Administrative Records;  Any paper document ordered by the court to be filed in the clerk’s office.