Electronic Filing Rules

Attorneys must e-file all documents in Limited and Unlimited (Non-Complex) Civil matters.

Represented litigants must e-file through an approved EFSP.

Except for self-represented litigants or those with exemptions, parties must electronically file documents.

Parties must electronically file documents unless they are self-represented or have obtained an exemption from mandatory electronic filing.

Represented parties in civil actions must e-file via approved electronic service provider unless exempt.

Represented parties in unlimited/limited civil and probate cases must e-file in forma pauperis applications; self-represented file in person.

Ex parte applications must be e-filed per General Order timing; exempt limited civil parties file at Stanley Mosk courthouse by 11am with fees.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically according to the timing in the operative General Order.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing; self-represented litigants exempt from e-filing may file in person.

Represented litigants must e-file all civil documents in Limited and Unlimited Non-Complex Civil matters via approved EFSP; self-represented litigants are exempt and must file at the filing window.

Electronic filing of court documents occurs through an approved electronic filing service provider (EFSP).

Add-On Petitions to Coordinate must be electronically filed separately for each case to be added to a JCCP action.

Documents exempt from electronic filing may be filed in person at the Clerk’s Office or by mail.

Represented parties in unlimited and limited civil cases must comply with mandatory electronic filing for fee waiver applications.

Facsimile filing is permitted in small claims and family law cases, subject to specified procedures.

All documents must be e-filed prior to the hearing date per Local Rule 3.4.

Ex parte applications, supporting documents, and oppositions must be e-filed; self-represented litigants are exempt.

Self-represented litigants and parties exempt from electronic filing must file ex parte applications and oppositions in the Spring Street Courthouse Clerk’s Office on the hearing date.

Represented parties must electronically file all documents except exhibits pursuant to the Final Status Conference Order.

Jury instructions must be e-filed and printed copy delivered to Department F44; non-represented parties only need printed copy.

Hearing exhibits are not to be filed electronically.

Indictments, criminal complaints, and informations must be filed per Local Rule 2.3(a)(3).

Only specified motions/documents under 10 pages may be filed by facsimile; all other documents prohibited.

All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is self-represented or exempt.

Proposed judgments prepared by counsel must be electronically filed.

Default packages must be filed electronically.

Trial documents must be filed electronically.

Orders must be filed electronically.

Ex parte applications must be eFiled by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.

Judgments must be filed electronically.

Attorneys must e-file civil documents in compliance with the mandatory e-filing general order.

All civil documents must be electronically filed unless the party is self-represented or exempt from mandatory e-filing requirements.

Ex parte applications and supporting papers must be electronically filed by 10:00 A.M. the court day before the hearing, unless the party is self-represented or exempt from mandatory e-filing.

Self-represented litigants must file documents in person at Room 102, 1st floor of the courthouse.

All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is self-represented or exempt.

Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be electronically filed by 10:00 am the court day before the hearing.

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory e-filing requirements for ex parte applications and related documents.

Plaintiffs must e-file Notice of Settlement using Judicial Council Form CM-200.

Court mandates eFiling for all documents except self-represented litigants or those with eFiling exemptions; represented parties must comply with Local Rule 3.4 and 2019 General Order.

All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is self-represented or exempt.

Post-trial motions must comply with the General Order Re: Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil.

Represented litigants must e-file through an approved EFSP.

Medication capacity hearing petitions may be filed via facsimile at (323) 223-3538.

All filings must be made electronically unless the party is self-represented or exempt; documents may not be filed directly in the department.

Represented parties in civil actions must electronically file documents via an approved electronic service provider unless exempted by the court.

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory e-filing (e-filing optional) and encouraged to participate; represented parties may apply for exemption.

After consolidation, all future papers must be filed only in the lead case (first filed case unless otherwise ordered).

All parties must comply with mandatory e-filing for civil cases; self-represented litigants are exempt.

Detention or release applications must be filed with the clerk in the department where the case is pending.

Petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code section 331 must be filed in the Children’s Court clerk’s office.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Informal Discovery Conferences must be scheduled by e-filing form LACIV 094.

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory e-filing and may file in person; e-filing is encouraged but optional.

Only self-represented litigants may file ex parte applications in the Clerk's Office on the day of the ex parte hearing.

Writs and abstracts must be submitted in a separate electronic envelope.

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory e-filing but encouraged to participate.

Facsimile filing permitted in general civil (except Personal Injury), small claims, family law, probate cases.

Electronic delivery permitted in Personal Injury courts via approved ESP; certain documents excluded.

If a joint appendix is submitted, the complete record may be submitted electronically (USB flash drive preferred) and must be searchable by Bates-stamp number.

Self-represented parties may file ex parte motions via physical copy to the Clerk's Office by 8:30 a.m. on the hearing day.

Multiple documents for one case can be uploaded in one envelope transaction.

Self-represented litigants may file in person at the Clerk's Office.

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

Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory e-filing and may file at the filing window.

Self-represented litigants may file documents in person at Room 102, Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

Motions must be e-filed with the Clerk's Office.

Emergency motions must be submitted through courtMAP emergency portal.

All documents relied on for a hearing must be uploaded to courtMAP as supporting documents.

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must register for the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.

Agreed orders must be submitted through CourtMAP, and parties receive notice of entry via their e-file email.

Proposed orders must be submitted via CourtMAP rather than to the JA directly, unless the Judge instructs otherwise.

Trial notices must be submitted through the E-portal / E-filing system.

E-file motions to chambers in addition to providing a copy.

Motions for continuance must be filed with the court and emailed to the magistrate division section page.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must register at the Florida court access portal (myflcourtaccess.com) before filing a pleading or motion.

Case Management Joint Reports must be filed first and appear on the docket.

Once the joint Case Management Report appears on the docket, an Agreed Order may be submitted through Court Map for Judge Lopez's approval.

Cases filed before April 30, 2021 must submit a Case Management Report and Order via CourtMAP under Proposed Orders.

Do not file original loan documents; deliver the original note to the Clerk of Courts (Attn: Notes and Mortgages) using tracked delivery.

Emergency motions must be uploaded through Court Map under Emergency Motions.

Motions and notices of hearing must be e-filed; otherwise the motion will not be heard.

Sale cancellation motions and notices of hearings must be uploaded to E-courtesy and E-File at least 7 business days before the hearing.

To schedule a special set hearing, the moving party must coordinate with opposing counsel and submit the filed motion and court request form via courtMAP; a notice of hearing should not accompany the submission.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must create an account on the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal and file pleadings or motions through it.

Emergency motions must be filed through the Florida E-Filing Portal and then submitted to the judge via CourtMap as an emergency motion.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must register for the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal and file motions, petitions, and exhibits at myflcourtaccess.com.

Motions for the 5-minute motion calendar must be filed on the Florida E-Filing Portal with exhibits, and the division email 11thFC38@jud11.flcourts.org must be included in all filings.

For special set hearings, the motion and Request for Hearing must be filed on the Florida E-Filing Portal, and the division email must be added to the courtesy copy list.

Upon reaching a resolution after a hearing is scheduled, the requesting party must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk or e- portal and call chambers to remove the matter from the calendar.

The original motion must be filed with the Clerk's Office before a hearing may be placed on the calendar.

The original motion must be filed with the clerk's office; because the Clerk's Office does not forward e-filed motions to the judge, counsel must also provide courtesy copies directly to chambers.

Motions for return of property must be filed as a paper original with the Clerk's office and a copy sent to chambers.

Motions to increase or reduce bond must be filed as a paper original with the Clerk's office and a copy sent to chambers.

The original motion must be filed with the Clerk's office, and because the Clerk does not forward e-filed motions to the Judge, counsel must separately email a copy to chambers.

Motions must first be e-filed with the Clerk's Office and then scheduled by contacting the Judicial Assistant.

Motions in limine are required to be filed electronically.

All hearing documents and evidence must be e-filed at least 48 hours before the hearing, preferably five days prior.

The original motion and Notice of Hearing must be filed with the clerk's office.

Emergency motions are filed electronically in CourtMAP under the EMERGENCY SUBMISSION.

All attorneys and self-represented litigants must create an account on the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal and file pleadings or motions through it.

Emergency motions must be filed through the Florida E-Filing Portal and then submitted to the judge via CourtMap as an emergency motion.

Motions for the 5-minute motion calendar must be filed on the Florida E-Filing Portal with exhibits, and the division email 11thFC38@jud11.flcourts.org must be included in all filings.

For special set hearings, the motion and Request for Hearing must be filed on the Florida E-Filing Portal, and the division email must be added to the courtesy copy list.

Upon reaching a resolution after a hearing is scheduled, the requesting party must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk or e- portal and call chambers to remove the matter from the calendar.

Pre-trial motions may be filed with the Domestic Violence Clerk of Courts or via fax to (305) 971-5046 prior to the hearing date.

Filings may be made through the Florida eFiling Portal after creating an account and entering the case number.

Motions must first be e-filed with the Clerk's Office and then scheduled by contacting the Judicial Assistant.

Motions in limine are required to be filed electronically.

All hearing documents and evidence must be e-filed at least 48 hours before the hearing, preferably five days prior.

Filers must provide accurate email addresses and phone numbers so they receive filed documents and case updates.

Do not file a Case Management Report and Order when specified exceptions apply, such as an existing CMO, trial setting, inactive status, moratoria, F.S. 51.011, FWOP notice, or uncontested case.

Pro se litigants must file documents in person with the Clerk's Office.

To cancel a motion calendar hearing, submit a Notice of Cancellation via E-courtesy and notify all parties.

Motions for writ of possession must be placed on motion calendar; ex parte motions will not be entertained.

Notices for trial must be submitted through Court Map.

All parties must sign up for CourtMap to submit emergency motions and proposed orders to the assigned judge.

The party that set a motion on the motion calendar must e-file a notice of cancellation and remove the motion from CourtMap.

All proposed orders must be submitted through CourtMap together with the corresponding motion and cover letter.

Before submitting documents through CourtMap for the UCD calendar, all supporting documents must be e-filed through the Florida E-Filing Portal and bear the filing stamp.

The proposed Order of Dismissal must be promptly provided to the Court through courtMAP.

Bond motions must be filed as a paper original with the Clerk's office.

Seal/expunge petitions must be filed as a paper original with the Clerk's office.

Suppression motions must be filed as a paper original with the Clerk's office.

All parties must sign up for CourtMap to submit emergency motions and proposed orders to the assigned judge.

The party that set a motion on the motion calendar must e-file a notice of cancellation and remove the motion from CourtMap.

All proposed orders must be submitted through CourtMap together with the corresponding motion and cover letter.

Before submitting documents through CourtMap for the UCD calendar, all supporting documents must be e-filed through the Florida E-Filing Portal and bear the filing stamp.

The Court strongly encourages all parties to create a CourtMAP account.

Motions and notices of motion must be e-filed and served on all parties who have filed appearances.

Settlement approval petitions must be emailed to chambers unfiled and must not be filed until the Court approves them.

Briefs and exhibits must be filed electronically with the Clerk.

Regular motions must be spindled electronically through the Circuit Court Clerk's Office, with dates provided via the Odyssey eFile system.

Settlement Conference Memoranda shall not be filed of record with the court.

Non-routine motions must be scheduled with the Court Coordinator or e-filed.

Default judgment motions and supporting materials must be submitted by email and as a hard copy placed in the bin outside Courtroom 1912.

Motions must be filed electronically through the clerk’s electronic docketing system.

Regular motions must be filed electronically through the Chancery Clerk's e-filing system.

Routine motions are presented M-F 9:00am; in-person submissions are left in the designated bin in courtroom 2201.

Routine motions may be submitted via email to law.calfec@cookcountvil.gov; notice of motion must state the submission email address.

Regular motions are heard M, Tu, Th, F 9:30am; spindled via Odyssey get 9:30am date. Properly served motions may piggyback on status calls at 10:00, 10:15, 10:45am; no spindling for those times.

Motions to consolidate must be filed electronically and noticed to the Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division.

Contested motions must be scheduled via Odyssey system unless piggy-backing to existing date.

Settlement petitions for minors, disabled, survival, wrongful death must be presented in hard copy and not filed until court approved.

All supporting materials for default motions must be e-filed.

Motions must be e-filed.

Contested and non-agreed routine motions are scheduled through the online e-filing system for the next available Motion Call or an existing status date.

Routine motions, unopposed motions, and agreed orders may be presented by email off call, with all parties CC'd.

Electronic filing rules and procedures apply to all motions, except emergency motions addressed by Paragraph 4.

The Court prohibits email delivery of court materials.

Off-call motions to voluntarily dismiss and agreed orders may be submitted by email with specific subject line and attachments.

Motions to withdraw must be e-filed with supporting documentation and a court date set on Odyssey, and file-stamped paper copies must also be sent to the Court.

Attorneys may consult the CCC Portal to check whether an order has been entered before contacting the deputy clerk.

Agreed Orders may be submitted to the Calendar 8 mail slot in Room 1701 or emailed to Judge Jimenez.

Agreed dismissal orders may be emailed to the Court or placed in the courtesy copy bin.

Electronic copies of default judgment filings may be delivered by email, USB drive, or online link.

Proceedings will be conducted over Zoom unless otherwise specified.

Agreed HIPPA orders may be brought to court during session or submitted via email to law.calfec@cookcountyil.gov.

When filing a sealed motion, the document upload screen must turn red to confirm the filing will be under seal; if it does not turn red, stop and restart the docketing process.

When filing a sealed opposition, the document upload screen must turn red to confirm the filing is under seal; if it does not, stop and restart the docketing process.

A sealed opposition must be linked to an order granting leave to file under seal; if no such order exists, docketing cannot continue.

Sealed documents are not accessible through the NEF and are restricted from viewing.

Counsel must electronically file all filings; non-signature items and proposed orders must be text-searchable PDF, with proposed orders attached to main documents.

Pro se litigants may e-file via Court’s EDSS portal in PDF format instead of paper filing.

Motions in limine must be e-filed 28 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference.

Motions for attorneys’ fees must be electronically filed per Local Rule 6-1 and this Order.

Fee tables must be attached to the motion and electronically filed.

Counsel must e-file all filings per the Central District's Local Rules and General Orders.

Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be e-filed.

Motions, oppositions, replies, and supporting documents (except physical exhibits) must be electronically filed as attachments to the corresponding brief.

Parties filing or opposing motions, ex parte applications, stipulations, or general requests must electronically file a proposed order with required content.

Unmarked proposed findings must be submitted to the Chambers email address in Word or WordPerfect format at the time of filing.

Counsel must submit proposed instructions to the chambers email address.

Attorneys must electronically file sealed documents in public/non-sealed civil cases using CM/ECF.

Sealed documents must be e-filed using the 'Under Seal Filing Events' menu; using regular motion events will result in public filing.

Applications to seal only documents (not application/order) must be electronically filed with the proposed order attached.

Requests to seal application, order, and documents require electronic filing of a NOTICE OF MANUAL FILING.

When amending an existing Application for Leave to File Under Seal, use the "Amendment (Motion related)" event to avoid creating a duplicate motion on the Judge's calendar.

No hearing is required for the Application for Leave to File Under Seal, so do not set a hearing date.

A sealed opposition must be linked to the motion or motions to which it relates during the e-filing process.

Users must not click the Back button during the sealed filing process because doing so will create an error.

Amendments to an Application for Leave for In Camera Review must be filed using the 'Amendment (Motion related)' event, not the 'Leave for In Camera Review' event, to avoid creating a duplicate motion on the Judge's calendar.

When e-filing a sealed document, click 'Next' to complete the filing and do not click 'Back' afterward, as doing so will create an error.

Pro se defendants may file documents through the EDSS online portal instead of mailing or delivering to the Clerk's Office.

When filing a sealed opposition, the upload screen must turn red to confirm sealed filing; if not, stop and restart the process.

Counsel must email a Microsoft Word version of the Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order to the Court on the date it is lodged.

Additional documents attached to a sealed opposition must be individually uploaded and assigned the correct category from the drop-down list.

Discovery letter briefs must be e-filed under the 'Discovery Letter Brief' Civil Events category.

Settlement Conference Statements must be lodged with Chambers by email to PHKsettlement@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 10 business days before the conference.

Settlement Conference Statements must not be filed with the Court, either manually or via ECF.

Hard copies of Settlement Conference Statements or exhibits must not be lodged with Chambers.

Continuance requests must be filed electronically on ECF.

Confidential Settlement Statements must be lodged with Chambers by email to PHKsettlement@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 10 business days before the conference.

Confidential Settlement Statements must not be filed with the Court clerk, either manually or via ECF.

Confidential Settlement Statements and exhibits must not be lodged with Chambers unless the Court orders otherwise.

After trial, parties must coordinate with courtroom deputy to e-file all admitted exhibits.

All pretrial filings must be uploaded to the Box.com link provided by the Courtroom Deputy.

Joint letter briefs for discovery disputes must be filed electronically in the specified ECF category.

Electronically filed documents must be text-searchable PDFs whenever possible, with an exemption for self-represented litigants without counsel.

Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Order, jury instructions, and verdict form must be submitted via email as Word attachments to askpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

Proposed jury questionnaire questions must be filed on the docket and a Word version emailed 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Proposed verdict forms must be sent in Word format to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov via email.

Exhibit lists must be sent in Word format to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov via email.

Witness lists must be sent in Word format to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov via email.

Involved individual lists must be sent in Word format to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov via email.

Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed in ECF.

Parties must file proposed supplemental juror questionnaire on the docket and email a Word version to chambers.

Parties must email full text of preliminary, general, and concluding jury instructions in Microsoft Word format to jswpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

Proposed findings must be submitted in hard copy and via email to chambers.

After trial, parties must coordinate with courtroom deputy to e-file all admitted exhibits.

All documents must be filed on ECF or emailed to Chambers; paper submissions to Chambers are prohibited.

TRO and emergency-relief applications must be emailed to the Court in text-searchable PDF format.

The proposed Order to Show Cause and supporting papers must be filed electronically via ECF.

All attorneys appearing before the Court must file a notice of appearance on ECF.

Letters to the Court must be filed electronically on ECF unless otherwise provided.

Adjournment/extension requests must be filed on ECF as letter-motions.

Counsel must register promptly as ECF filers and enter an appearance in the case.

Counsel must update ECF contact information when changed and check docket regularly even without ECF notifications.

Discovery dispute letter-motions must be filed on ECF.

Parties must file joint letter with proposed Case Management Plan as exhibit on ECF as letter motion, using court form, by Thursday prior week to conference.

Default judgment motions must be filed on ECF and not via order to show cause.

Parties must file all proposed stipulations and orders on ECF using appropriate ECF filing event per SDNY rules.

Ex parte TRO applications may be emailed to Chambers if ECF is not viable.

Noticed TRO applications must be filed on ECF and Chambers emailed after filing.

Joint pretrial order must be filed on ECF as 'Joint Pretrial Statement' at least 14 days before final pretrial conference, emailed to Court, and include specified sections.

Electronic copies of exhibits must be submitted with the joint pretrial order but not filed on ECF, with filenames matching exhibit numbers.

Non-jury parties must submit affidavits of direct trial witness testimony to the court by email, serve on opposing counsel, not file on ECF, with exceptions for certain witnesses.

Parties unable to e-file sealed documents via ECF may submit letter-motions by email as text-searchable PDF with required subject line and no substantive email body.

Documents may be mailed to the Court only when electronic submission is impossible; mailing is discouraged because of likely delays.

Pro se parties may file electronically via ECF or email only with Court permission; otherwise communications must be mailed to the Pro Se Intake Unit.

Letters seeking relief should be filed on ECF as letter-motions (not ordinary letters) when permitted by local e-filing rules.

MSC statements must be electronically filed and are kept confidential if properly identified.

Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 12:00 PM the day before the hearing.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically by 1:30 p.m. the day before the hearing.

Statement of Compliance must be e-filed and a courtesy copy provided as part of the trial notebook.

Proposed preliminary instructions must be e-filed and a copy provided to the court before jury selection concludes.

Proposed Judgment must be e-filed within 7 calendar days of the verdict.

Mandatory Settlement Conference statements must be e-filed and will be kept confidential.

Trial documents must be e-filed by noon the Friday before trial.

Proposed jury instructions, jury instruction list, and proposed verdict forms must be e-filed before trial.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically.

Ex parte applications must be e-filed by noon the day before the hearing.

MSC statements must be e-filed.

Each party must e-file its proposed verdict form.

Parties must e-file agreed-upon verdict forms.

All factual stipulations must be e-filed.

Parties must e-file a signed copy of the Procedural Stipulations form.

Parties must e-file a Notice of Lodging of Deposition Transcripts.

Parties must e-file a Joint Witness List.

Joint Exhibit List must be e-filed.

Word versions of contested instructions/verdict forms must be emailed to the clerk as directed at the pretrial conference.

Documents in civil cases must be filed electronically through an approved electronic filing vendor, except guardianship reports/accountings under 2.02(e); paper filings may be accepted only as permitted by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 9(c).

All fillings in civil cases must be made electronically beginning January 1, 2016.

All civil case filings must be electronically filed through the statewide eFileIL system beginning July 1, 2019.

Each attorney must register with an approved e-filing vendor.

Items that cannot be meaningfully e-filed—like sealed documents and physical exhibits—must be filed physically at the Clerk's Office or in the courtroom.

A summons that requires a court date must be filed as its own separate electronic filing transaction, not combined with the complaint.

Conventional paper filing remains permitted subject to Rule 2.02(a)-(b) and must never be excluded by the e-filing system; paper filings will be scanned into the electronic file.

Pro se parties must register for e-filing using a valid credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment method.

Confidential, sealed, or impounded documents may be e-filed, but in cases not ordered to mandatory e-filing they may be conventionally filed.

Documents in criminal cases may be filed in person, by mail, private messenger, through an authorized electronic filing service, or by parcel delivery service.

Documents in Traffic Division cases may be filed at the main courthouse, through an authorized electronic filing service, or at the court where the case is pending.

Routine motions not requiring notice may be dropped off at the Court during business hours.

All civil cases except WF (Will Filing) are authorized as permissible e-filing case types; additional case types may be authorized by Administrative Order.

Notices of appeal and post-judgment enforcement documents may be e-filed and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.

Pro se litigants may e-file through an internet vendor using individual transactional agreements and credit card payment.

The Clerk is required to provide free access to an e-file computer workstation during normal business hours.

Physical items that can be represented by a photograph may be digitized and e-filed.

Motions for permission to file physical items and their notices may be e-filed.

All pleadings and correspondence must be electronically filed via CM/ECF unless the Court orders otherwise.

The parties must file their completed Joint Discovery Plan on CM/ECF.

If a continuance order is opposed, the moving party must file a motion on CM/ECF.

All correspondence with the Court, including continuance/extension requests, must be filed electronically via CM/ECF.

All court communications in criminal cases must be filed on CM/ECF; email to Chambers is not accepted.

A Submission Notice must be filed via CM/ECF on the prescribed form; sentencing memoranda need not be filed on CM/ECF.

Motions for home confinement or bracelet monitoring relief must be filed electronically on the CM/ECF (ECF) system.

Non-exhibit documents used for impeachment or rebuttal must be emailed to Court staff for screen sharing during Zoom proceedings.

Exhibits filed via ECF must be separate documents with identifying names (not generic labels like “Exhibit A”); single “Exhibits” files will be struck.

Lawyers admitted pro hac vice must register for the Court’s CM/ECF system within seven days of the admission order, or their pro hac admission will be cancelled and orders will not be mailed to them.

Joint Rule 26(f) status reports must be submitted to Judge Wolson via email using the provided sample form.

Parties must email all stipulations and proposed orders to Chambers instead of filing them on the court docket.

Attorneys must file searchable briefs on the CM/ECF electronic system.

All parties except pro se must electronically file all documents via ECF.

Pro se parties must mail or submit filings to the Clerk’s Office, not Judge Kiel; pro se guide available online.

Effective April 1, 2023, all parties must file and be served through the court's mandatory e-filing system unless the court orders or a rule provides otherwise.

Effective February 21, 2023, every person who files electronically must first register as a user with the court's e-filing system.

Effective April 1, 2023, parties and other participants must e-file and e-serve documents through a court-approved EFSP unless the court orders otherwise or the law requires a different method; parties who are subject to mandatory e-filing may apply for an exemption under CRC Rule 2.253(b)(4) by filing form EFS-007 with the assigned department or the supervising family-law judge.

Represented parties must e-file via the court-approved EFSP unless a court order or a legal requirement provides otherwise.

Any party or person may consent to electronic filing through a court-approved EFS provider by submitting a notice of consent to the court and all parties, and must then accept electronic filing and receipt of documents through that service unless another method is required by law or court order.

Certain documents—including garnishment orders, court summonses, bond/undertakings, approved judgments, out-of-state or out-of-county extracts, sister-state judgments, out-of-state summons records, payee records, and any document requiring an original signature or original copy—may not be filed electronically.

E-filing and e-service are mandatory except by court order or where other service is required by law, but parties may request an exemption by filing form EFS-007 with the assigned department or supervising family law judge.

Certain documents (bench warrants, subpoenaed documents, bonds, undertakings, certified judgments, out-of-state abstracts, sister-state judgments, out-of-state subpoenas, payee data records, and documents requiring original signatures) may not be e-filed.

Represented parties must e-file through a court-approved EFSP and e-serve, unless exempted by court order, law, or an approved EFS-007 exemption request.

Certain original documents, subpoenaed documents, and documents requiring original signatures may not be e-filed.

A specific roster of documents gathers that shall not be filed electronically (for example, summons-related documents, returned/served papers, money-related papers, stipulated orders, orders or judgments of other counties, and any other paper that must be presented in original form).

Effective February 21, 2023, a party or other person may voluntarily consent to e-filing by filing a consent with the court and serving all parties; once consenting, they must serve and receive documents electronically unless the law requires another service method or the court orders otherwise.

Parties may voluntarily consent to e-filing via a court-approved EFSP by filing a notice of consent; consenting parties must then serve and accept service electronically.

Any party may voluntarily consent to e-filing through a court-approved EFSP by filing a notice of consent and serving all parties.

Papers filed electronically in the trial courts must comply with the form and format requirements set out in rule 2.256(b).

In e-filing cases, proposed orders must be submitted in two versions: a PDF with the EFS-020 cover sheet filed electronically, and an editable word-processing version emailed to the court and all parties.

Electronic filers must comply with court requirements that ensure the integrity of electronic filing and protect sensitive personal information.

Electronic filers must furnish the information the court requires for case processing.

Electronic filers must take reasonable steps to keep filings free of computer code, including viruses, that could harm the court's e-filing system or its users.

Courts may implement e-filing through direct filing, approved electronic filing service providers, or a combination of both.

Courts may authorize electronic filing of documents in proceedings under the specified statutes and chapter rules.

Courts may accept paper filings when a party cannot feasibly convert a document to electronic form.

In original-document cases, filers may e-file a copy if the original is filed within 10 calendar days.

Courts must accept electronic filing of fee waiver applications whenever they accept e-filings.

The court may e-file documents it prepares, including notices, orders, minute orders, and judgments.

Proposed orders may be e-filed in accordance with rule 3.1312.

Transcript requests must be submitted through the electronic Transcript Ordering System; requestors unable to access TOS may email a standard Request for Transcript form to transcripts@courts.phila.gov.

Defendant may plead not guilty in person, online, via IVR, or by mail.

Defendant may not plead guilty by mail or electronically for certain violations requiring prison sentence.

Notices of Appeal from Traffic Division proceedings must be filed with the Traffic Division Appeals Unit at 800 Spring Garden Street.

Motions to Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc and Notices of Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc must also be filed with the Traffic Division.

Notices of Appeal from impoundment orders must be filed with the Office of Judicial Records, Civil, either electronically through the FJD website or at Room 296 City Hall.

Completed transcripts must be filed in the Court Reporting System, made available to the presiding judge, and delivered to the requestor upon payment of any balance owed.

Highly sensitive documents must be filed outside the Court's electronic filing system.

The proposed HSD must not be filed electronically; a blank placeholder is attached to the motion instead.

Proposed HSDs must not be filed electronically.

All parties must file HSDs outside the Court's electronic filing system.

Proposed HSDs must not be filed electronically; they are submitted physically to the Clerk's Office.

CJA panel attorneys are required to comply with electronic filing and eVoucher requirements.

Memorandum containing highly sensitive information may be delivered in printed form, not filed via CM/ECF.

All jury instruction sets must be emailed to the bailiff in Word format (cited and uncited) and hard copy working copies must also be presented to the Court.

All court documents must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk's Office before serving as copies; working copies are not official filings.

The witness estimate form must not be filed with the clerk's office, and must instead be submitted to the bailiff by email.

The Estimate of Witness Examinations must not be filed with the clerk's office; it must be forwarded to the bailiff via email.

All trial submissions must be provided to Judge Lapin as e-working copies.

Working copies must not be delivered to the courtroom; they may be submitted as eWorking copies through the Clerk's e-filing application or delivered to the judge's mail room, with paper delivery required for documents of 500 pages or more.

All parties are expected to file documents via CM/ECF; counsel must register to use the system.

Restraining order and immediate relief applications must be filed electronically via CM/ECF; related communications to Case Manager.

Proposed jury charges must be submitted electronically and via email to the Case Manager.

Proposed findings of fact must be submitted electronically and via email to the Case Manager.

Proposed conclusions of law must be submitted electronically and via email to the Case Manager.

Provide two drives per set of exhibits (Golden Drive with PDFs plus exhibit list; Working Drive with PDFs only) — two drives for joint exhibits, two for plaintiffs, and two for defendants.

In jury trials, parties must provide an additional blank thumb drive, and the side offering electronic exhibits must provide a blank laptop for the jury to view exhibits.

Motions to seal and the potentially protected information must be filed at the clerk's office front counter during regular business hours.

The proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law are not filed with the clerk; the original must be sent to chambers.

The proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law are not filed with the clerk; the original is sent directly to chambers.

Proposed orders in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 business cases must be uploaded for electronic order processing.

Sealed documents must be filed electronically.

Compendiums must not be filed electronically; a notice of service must be filed electronically.

Redacted versions of sealed documents must be filed electronically.

All pleadings must be e-filed.

This division does not use e-filing; motions must be filed with the Clerk's Office and a hard copy provided to the division.

Motions must be filed at the clerk's counter.

The notice of the Zoom hearing must be filed electronically.

The notice of hearing must be filed electronically.

Restricted documents are filed in CM/ECF but are no longer accessible electronically.

Petitions for attorney admission will be accepted via PACER during the suspension of in-person ceremonies.

A praecipe must be filed through the Court's online system to schedule a motion for hearing.

Final documents and orders must be submitted to the Courtroom email rather than filed.

Parties must email a Word copy of the proposed protective order to efile_cabrera@casd.uscourts.gov.

Proposed orders must be submitted via email in Word format.

Settlement correspondence must not be filed in the Clerk's Office or on the CM/ECF system.

Ex parte documents may be filed in the business office, by mail, or e-filed; all attorneys are mandated to e-file.

A Word version of all proposed orders must be emailed to linorders@wawd.uscourts.gov at filing, with a subject line including case number, name, and motion title.

Exhibits must be sent only to Box (cloud submission), not by other means.

It is preferable to file documents electronically and then bring the filing to the clerk's attention.