Placer Superior Court Electronic Filing Rules

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Parties must comply with the California Rules of Court filing requirements, including CRC 2.100 et seq.

Parties must comply with requirements of the California Rules of Court (CRC), including CRC 2.100 et seq.

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Applies to

Administrative record

When available, an electronic version of the administrative record must accompany the paper version and comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.2207.

An electronic version of the administrative record, if available, is to be included and lodged in conjunction with the paper format of the administrative record. The electronic record lodged with the court must comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.2207.

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Applies to

Administrative record

When available, an electronic version of the administrative record must be lodged with the paper certified administrative record.

An electronic version of the administrative record, if available, is to be included and lodged in conjunction with the paper format of the certified administrative record.

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Electronic delivery and electronic filing are permitted in all case types, although eFiling may be mandatory in some situations.

The submission of documents through electronic delivery/filing is permitted in all case types. The term eFiling is used interchangeably to refer to eDelivery and/or eFiling. eFiling may be mandatory in some situations, see section G below.

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Users may submit documents through a court-approved electronic service provider accessed through the court’s website, and the court may change approved providers or submission methods by updating its website.

Users may submit documents through the court’s approved electronic service provider, accessible through http://www.placer.courts.ca.gov/. The court may expand the list of approved electronic service providers and/or the method of submission via electronic delivery or electronic filing at any time by updating the information on the court’s website.

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Applies to

Local form

Electronic filing of local form FL-FCS006 is permitted, as is submission to the clerk in the courtroom.

Please use local form FL-FCS006 available on the court’s website. This form may be submitted to the clerk in the courtroom or filed electronically with the court. [Effective 7/1/21; renumbered 1/1/26]

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The Court will not accept for filing or file any documents e-mailed or faxed directly to Court Administration or a Judicial Officer. Except for submittal of form MC-410 Request for Accommodation by Persons with Disabilities and Response and proposed orders submitted pursuant to Local Rule 20.2.3, documents and pleadings that are emailed or faxed directly to Court Administration or a Judicial Officer will not be filed, responded to or considered by the Court.

Summary: Documents emailed or faxed directly to Court Administration or a Judicial Officer will not be filed, responded to, or considered, except for form MC-410 and the specified response and proposed orders.

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Documents must be submitted to the court through the court’s online eDelivery system.

Summary: Documents for voluntary remote appearances must be submitted through the court’s online eDelivery system.

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Use of eFiling is mandatory effective May 11, 2020. This mandate does not apply to self- represented litigants, government entities, or in criminal, traffic, juvenile justice, or juvenile dependency cases. This Section may be waived on a case-by-cases basis upon a judicial finding of good cause.

Summary: Electronic filing is mandatory generally, but does not apply to self-represented litigants, government entities, criminal, traffic, juvenile justice, or juvenile dependency cases, and may be waived case-by-case for good cause.

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Applies to

Paper document ordered by court ?

Any paper document ordered by the court to be filed in the clerk’s office.

Summary: A paper document ordered by the court to be filed in the clerk’s office must be filed there.

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Unless otherwise permitted by statute, order, California Rule of Court, or Local Rule, letters will not be filed, accepted or considered by the court in civil matters.

Summary: Letters may not be filed, accepted, or considered in civil matters unless a statute, court order, California Rule of Court, or Local Rule permits otherwise.

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Peremptory Challenges or Challenges for Cause of a Judicial Officer pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 170.6 or 170.3;

Summary: Peremptory challenges and challenges for cause under Code of Civil Procedure sections 170.6 or 170.3 are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Bonds/Undertaking documents;

Summary: Bonds and undertaking documents are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Any ex parte application that is filed concurrently with a new complaint;

Summary: An ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Any order with an original judicial officer’s signature;

Summary: An order bearing an original judicial officer’s signature is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Out-of-State Commission;

Summary: An out-of-state commission is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Copy Requests;

Summary: Copy requests are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Documents submitted conditionally under seal;

Summary: Documents submitted conditionally under seal are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Certificate of Facts Re Unsatisfied Judgment;

Summary: A Certificate of Facts Re Unsatisfied Judgment is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Out-of-State Judgments or Orders to be Registered;

Summary: Out-of-state judgments or orders to be registered are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Request for Entry of Default;

Summary: A family-law request for entry of default is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Notice of Entry of Judgment;

Summary: A family-law notice of entry of judgment is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Exhibits to be lodged for Hearings or Trials;

Summary: Family-law exhibits to be lodged for hearings or trials are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Child Support Case Registry Form;

Summary: A family-law Child Support Case Registry Form is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Child Custody Evaluation Reports.

Summary: Family-law child custody evaluation reports are not accepted through electronic filing.

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Request for Administrative Records;

Summary: A request for administrative records is not accepted through electronic filing.

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Affidavit Re Real Property of Small Value (Probate),

Summary: An Affidavit Re Real Property of Small Value in probate is not accepted through electronic filing.

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The following documents may be filed through eFiling OR at the clerk’s office: Family Law Filings related to obtaining, contesting, or modifying a Domestic Violence Restraining Order; Family Law Emergency Hearing or Order Shortening Time Requests; Proposed Family Law Judgments if they are filed with a Request for Entry of Default and/or a Notice of Entry of Judgment; Subpoenas, Writs, or Abstracts of Judgments; Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, Elder of Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders, Private Postsecondary School Violence Restraining Orders, Gun Violence Restraining Orders, Workplace Violence Restraining Orders; Petition for Temporary Guardianship; A Petition for Guardianship when filed at the same time as a Petition for Temporary Guardianship regarding the same proposed minor; Petition for Temporary Conservatorship; A Petition for Conservatorship when filed at the same time as a Petition for Temporary Conservatorship regarding the same proposed conservatee; Ex Parte requests as defined in Local Rule 10.8.