Kings Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

The court prohibits direct fax filing of documents.

The Kings County Superior Court does not accept direct facsimile filing of documents.

A party otherwise required to use electronic filing and service may seek exemption for undue hardship or significant prejudice by filing a fact-supported written request with the initial pleading or later based on new facts, lodging a proposed order, and obtaining a judicial order before failing to comply.

A party that is otherwise required to file and serve documents electronically may be excused from the requirements if the party shows undue hardship or significant prejudice. A written request for exemption which sets forth verified facts demonstrating undue hardship or significant prejudice must be filed at the time of initial appearance in the case and served along with the party’s initial pleading. Written requests for exemption submitted after the filing of a party’s initial pleading must be based upon new or additional facts unknown to the party at the time of first appearance. The requesting party shall lodge a proposed order with the court. The court may summarily grant or deny the request based upon the facts set forth by the requesting party or, where additional information is required, schedule the matter for hearing. However, in the absence of a judicial order granting exemption from these rules, all parties to whom this rule applies must comply with its provisions.

Electronic filings must be made through the court’s designated Vendor using confidential representative credentials, which may not be knowingly or recklessly used by unauthorized persons.

The electronic filing of documents must be affected using the court’s electronic service providers (“Vendor”). Vendor information is available on the court’s website. The Vendor will assign a confidential username and password to each party representative, which will be used to file, serve, and receive pleadings, orders, and other documents electronically filed in the case. No attorney or party representative may knowingly or recklessly authorize or permit his/her username or password to be utilized by anyone other than the authorized attorneys or employees of the attorney’s law firm.

Applies to

Motion to seal

A motion to seal must be filed electronically, while the documents subject to sealing must be filed and lodged conventionally.

A motion to file documents under seal must be filed electronically. Sealed documents must be filed and lodged conventionally.

Applies to

Civil filing

Effective July 1, 2021, filing in the Civil Division is mandatory through the court's electronic-filing portal.

Effective July 1, 2021, the court will no longer accept filing in the Civil Division in any manner other than Electronic Filing. Documents can be filed online by going to: https://www.kings.courts.ca.gov/onlineservices/index.htm

Applies to

Criminal or traffic matter document

E-filing documents related to criminal or traffic matters is prohibited unless the presiding judge expressly authorizes it.

Absent express authorization of the presiding judge, no party or counsel may submit document related to any criminal or traffic matter via e-filing.

Applies to

All documents

Unless a judicial officer orders otherwise, documents may not be submitted for filing to courtroom clerks or judicial officers and must instead be submitted through the Clerk’s Office or the court’s electronic filing system.

A. Except as otherwise ordered by a judicial officer, parties may not submit documents to courtroom clerks and/or judicial officers for filing. All documents to be filed with the court must be submitted via the Clerk’s Office or the court’s electronic filing system.

Unrepresented persons are exempt from mandatory electronic filing and electronic service.

Unrepresented persons are exempt from mandatory electronic filing and service.

Applies to

Notice of filing

A notice of conventional filing of a qualifying exhibit must be filed and served electronically.

A notice of such filing must be filed and served electronically.

During a noticed electronic-system outage, documents may be filed by conventional means.

During noticed periods of inoperability, documents may be filed by conventional means.

The court permits electronic filing of documents under the stated statutory and court rules.

The Superior Court of California, County of Kings allows the electronic filing of documents in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rules 2.255 et seq.

Applies to

Exhibits

Non-text exhibits, physical objects, and documents not readily susceptible to electronic filing may be filed or lodged conventionally in accordance with the clerk’s directions.

Exhibits to declarations or other documents that are non-text articles, physical objects, or other documents not readily susceptible to electronic filing may be filed or lodged conventionally and in accordance with the direction of the clerk.

Applies to

Jury instructions

The court permits electronic submission of jury instructions only upon court order.

B. Upon order of the court, jury instructions may be submitted to the court electronically.