Los Angeles Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Original order for signature

When an order or judgment is submitted for the judge’s signature in Department 636 (as should be the case in all departments), the correct process is to submit the original directly to the courtroom (or in the courtroom at the time of hearing when the signature is sought right after a ruling) where it will be lodged pending the affixing of the judge’s signature.

When an order or judgment is submitted for the judge’s signature in Department 636 (as should be the case in all departments), the correct process is to submit the original directly to the courtroom (or in the courtroom at the time of hearing when the signature is sought right after a ruling) where it will be lodged pending the affixing of the judge’s signature.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Civil document

All parties must follow the court's mandatory electronic filing General Order for civil cases, as posted on the court website.

All parties are to be governed by the operative General Order Re Mandatory Electronic Filing of Civil and amendments thereto posted on the court website at 636www.lacourt.ca.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

All papers

All papers filed by represented litigants must be filed electronically unless the document is exempt from e-filing, per the operative General Order on Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil.

All papers filed by represented litigants must be filed electronically, unless the document is exempt from e-filing. Please refer to the operative General Order – Mandatory Electronic filing for Civil.

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Self-represented litigants without electronic filing means may file paper documents in the clerk’s office.

Self-represented litigants who lack the means for filing electronically may file their documents in the clerk’s office.

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Applies to

Civil document

Represented litigants must electronically file all documents in Limited and non-complex Unlimited Civil matters through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court has implemented electronic filing of all documents filed in Limited and non-complex Unlimited Civil matters by litigants represented by attorneys pursuant to the operative General Order re Mandatory Filing for Civil. Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.253(b), represented litigants are required to electronically file documents with the Court through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Represented litigants must e-file all ex parte applications and supporting documents no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

For represented litigants, all ex parte applications and documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

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Applies to

Notice of settlement

Plaintiff must e-file the Notice of Settlement using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case settled at a Judicial MSC.

Notice of Settlement must be eFiled by plaintiff using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case is settled at a Judicial MSC.

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Applies to

Ex parte application

All ex parte applications and supporting documents must be e-filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

All Ex parte applications and documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

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Applies to

Motion

All motion-related pleadings must be e-filed unless exempt.

You must e-file all motion related pleadings unless exempt.

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Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be e-filed by 10:00 AM court day before hearing.

All Ex parte applications and documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

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Applies to

Motion related pleading

All motion-related pleadings must be e-filed unless exempt.

You must e-file all motion related pleadings unless exempt.

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Applies to

Notice of settlement

Plaintiff must e-file Notice of Settlement using Form CM-200.

Notice of Settlement must be eFiled by plaintiff using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case is settled at a Judicial MSC.

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Applies to

Jury instructions

Parties must arrange with the judicial assistant to email the proposed jury instructions to the Court in Word format.

The parties shall arrange with the judicial assistant to e-mail the instructions in Word format to the Court.

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Mandatory eFiling required for all documents unless party is self-represented or has eFiling exemption; represented parties must comply with Local Rule 3.4 and General Order.

The Court mandates electronic filing (“eFiling”) of all documents unless the litigant is self-represented or has received an exemption from eFiling requirements. All parties represented by counsel shall comply with Local Rule 3.4 and the operative General Order re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil (May 3, 2019). All filings shall be in strict compliance with the technical requirements set forth in that general order.

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Applies to

All documents

Electronic filing is mandatory for all documents unless the litigant is self-represented or has an eFiling exemption.

The Court mandates electronic filing (“eFiling”) of all documents unless the litigant is self- represented or has received an exemption from eFiling requirements.

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Applies to

Motion

Moving parties must reserve a hearing date via the online Court Reservation System at www.lacourt.org before filing any motion, except motions in limine.

Moving parties must secure a hearing date via the online Court Reservation System on the Los Angeles Superior Court website. Please see the “Online Services” section to find the civil Court Reservation System at www.lacourt.org to reserve a hearing date prior to filing any motion, except for motions in limine, which, by Local Rule, are heard during the Final Status Conference.

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Applies to

All documents

Represented parties must comply with Local Rule 3.4 and the Mandatory eFiling General Order, and all filings must strictly meet that order's technical requirements.

All parties represented by counsel shall comply with Local Rule 3.4 and the operative General Order re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil (May 3, 2019). The operate general order is available at https://www.lacourt.org/division/efiling/pdf/GenOrdCivilEfiling.pdf. All filings shall be in strict compliance with the technical requirements set forth in that general order.

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Applies to

Ex parte opposition

Written opposition to an ex parte application by represented parties must be filed electronically.

Any written opposition to the ex parte application by parties represented by counsel must be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the ex parte hearing.

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Applies to

All documents

All filings must be made electronically unless the party is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempt, and documents may not be filed directly in the department.

All filings must be made electronically, unless a party is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempt from mandatory electronic filings requirements. All documents must be electronically filed with the court pursuant to the General Order regarding Mandatory Filing for Civil. Documents may not be filed directly in the department.

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Applies to

All documents

All documents must be filed with the Clerk's Office; Department 633 will not accept filings directly.

All documents must be filed with the Clerk's Office. Department 633 will not accept any filings directly.

CRITICALCivil cases

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.253(b)(2), self-represented litigants are exempt from these mandatory Electronic Filing requirements.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties using e-filing must accept electronic service, except where personal service is required by law or any party is self-represented.

Pursuant to CCP § 1010.6 and Local Rule 3.4 which references General Order 2020-GEN-018-00 issued June 11, 2020, the Court orders all parties who use e-filing to accept electronic service, except in those circumstances when personal service is required by law or where any of the parties are self-represented.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications and all supporting documents must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

All Ex parte applications and documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Joint trial documents

Parties must meet and confer and e-file the joint trial documents five court days before the Final Status Conference.

Pursuant to Local Rule 3.25(f), parties must meet and confer and e-file the following JOINT documents five court days before the FSC:

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte

Self-represented litigants may file ex parte applications in person by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

Litigants in Propria Persona are permitted to file Ex Partes in-person by 8:30 a.m. the day the Ex Parte is to be heard.

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Applies to

Ex parte

Attorneys must e-file ex parte applications by 10:00 a.m. the day prior to the hearing, with 24 hours' notice to opposing parties.

For Attorneys: Ex Partes are heard Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. Parties are to e-file the Ex Parte the day prior before 10:00 a.m. Ensure to give proper 24 hours’ notice.

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Applies to

Ex parte

Pro se litigants may file ex parte applications in-person by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing, with 24 hours' notice to opposition.

Litigants in Propria Persona: Litigants in Propria Persona are permitted to file Ex Partes in-person by 8:30 a.m. the day the Ex Parte is to be heard. Litigants in Propria Persona are required to give the opposition 24 hours’ notice.

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Applies to

Ex parte

Attorneys must e-file ex parte applications (heard weekdays at 9:00 a.m.) the day before the hearing, no later than 10:00 a.m.

For Attorneys: Ex Partes are heard Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. Parties are to e-file the Ex Parte the day prior before 10:00 a.m.

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Applies to

LACIV 094

Moving parties can schedule an Informal Discovery Conference by e filing LACIV 094.

Moving parties can schedule an Informal Discovery Conference by e filing LACIV 094.

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Represented litigants must e-file documents through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider under CRC 2.253(b).

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.253(b), represented litigants are required to electronically file documents with the Court through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil documents limited and unlimited non complex

Electronic filing is mandatory for all documents filed by attorney-represented litigants in Limited and Unlimited (Non-Complex) Civil matters.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court has implemented electronic filing of all documents filed in the Limited and Unlimited (Non-Complex) Civil matters by litigants represented by attorneys pursuant to the operative General Order re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil.

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Applies to

Stipulation proposed order judgment

Stipulations and proposed orders/judgments must be filed electronically.

Stipulations and proposed orders/judgments are filed electronically.

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Applies to

Law and motion hearing reservation

Parties must reserve dates for all law and motion hearings through the Court Reservation System (CRS).

Parties must reserve a date for all law and motion hearings through the Court Reservation System (“CRS”).

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Applies to

Proposed jury instructions

All proposed jury instructions must be submitted to the Court electronically at or before the FSC.

All proposed Jury Instructions shall be submitted to the Court electronically at or before the FSC.

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Self-represented and e-filing exempt parties must file ex parte applications in person by 11:00 am on hearing day.

Self-Represented Litigants and those exempt from electronic filing must file the ex parte application in person at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. (Local Rule 3.4).

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Applies to

Ex parte application

Self-represented litigants and parties exempt from e-filing must file ex parte applications in person at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

Self-Represented Litigants and those exempt from electronic filing must file the ex parte application in person at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. (Local Rule 3.4).

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Applies to

Stipulation

Stipulations, proposed orders, and judgments must be filed electronically.

Stipulations and proposed orders/judgments are filed electronically.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications generally must be filed electronically by 10:00 am on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Generally, ex parte applications must be filed electronically by 10:00 am on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing. (Local Rules 3.4(a) and 3.5.)

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Applies to

Notice of settlement

Plaintiffs must file the Notice of Settlement electronically, even if the case settled at a judicial settlement conference.

Notice of Settlement must be filed electronically by plaintiff using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case settled at a judicial settlement conference.

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Applies to

Notice of settlement

Plaintiff must file Notice of Settlement electronically using Form CM-200.

Notice of Settlement must be filed electronically by plaintiff using Judicial Council Form CM-200, even if the case settled at a judicial settlement conference.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be electronically filed, with exceptions for self-represented litigants and other persons excused from electronic filing.

Please note that section 8 of the First Amended General Order governing Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil, filed May 3, 2019, provides that, with the exception of self-represented litigants and other persons excused from filing documents electronically: a) Ex parte applications and all documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing.

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All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempted from mandatory electronic filing.

Under the rules of court and the court's general orders, all filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempted from mandatory electronic filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Ex parte application

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically, with self-represented litigants exempt from e-filing permitted to file at the Clerk's Office in Room 102 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

Ex parte applications shall be filed electronically by no later than 10:00 a.m. on the court day before the ex parte hearing. Self-represented litigants exempt from electronic filing may file their applications with the Clerk's Office in Room 102 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

All documents

All parties must electronically file documents, except self-represented litigants and parties or attorneys who have obtained an exemption from mandatory electronic filing, per the Los Angeles County Superior Court General Order Re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil.

Except for self-represented litigants, or parties or attorneys who have obtained an exemption from mandatory electronic filing, parties must electronically file documents. The requirements for electronic filing are detailed in the Superior Court, Los Angeles County's operative General Order Re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil, available online at http://www.lacourt.ca.gov/division/civil/pdf/GeneralOrderreMandatoryElectronicFilingforCivil.pdf

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Self-represented litigants are exempt from the mandatory electronic filing requirements under CRC 2.253(b)(2).

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.253(b)(2), self-represented litigants are exempt from the mandatory Electronic Filing requirements.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Represented litigants must electronically file ex parte applications and supporting documents by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

For represented litigants, all Ex parte applications and all documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte application

Represented litigants must electronically file all ex parte applications and supporting documents no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

For represented litigants, all Ex parte applications and all documents in support thereof must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

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Applies to

Opposition

Written opposition to ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing.

Any written opposition to an ex parte application shall be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the ex parte hearing.

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Electronic filing compliance is required for attorneys, while self-represented litigants without means to e-file may file their documents at the Court.

1. Filing: Compliance with electronic filing is required for attorneys. Please refer to the Court's website for electronic filing orders. Self-represented litigants without means for filing electronically may file their documents in the Court.

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Attorneys must comply with electronic filing; self-represented litigants without e-filing means may file paper documents.

1. Filing: Compliance with electronic filing is required for attorneys. Please refer to the Court’s website for electronic filing orders. Self-represented litigants without means for filing electronically may file their documents in the Court.