Los Angeles Superior Court Mental Health E-Filing FAQs

1. HOW DOES EFILING WORK? Electronic filing of court documents occurs through an electronic filing service provider (EFSP). The hospital will create an account and the efiling system manages the flow of the documents to and from the Court. There is no fee for LPS-designated facilities. The hospital user/filer will submit the documents to the […]

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Initiate a Small Claims Case in the Los Angeles Civil Court

These instructions are to initiate a new SMALL CLAIMS case in the Los Angeles Civil Court. If you have an existing Small Claims case number, you will want to file on that existing case—even if you have never filed on the case in our system before—following these instructions. VIEW CALIFORNIA SMALL CLAIMS FAQS HERE Table […]

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Initiate a Small Claims Case in the Orange County Civil Court

These instructions are to initiate a new SMALL CLAIMS case in the Orange County Civil Court. As always, if you have an existing Small Claims case number, you will want to file on that existing case—even if you have never filed on the case in our system before. VIEW CALIFORNIA SMALL CLAIMS FAQS HERE Table […]

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California Court Contacts

The California Superior Courts do not provide e-filing vendors with any phone numbers to contact them that are better than what filers would find on their web sites. The list below are some links to the respective court’s contact page for California. Superior Court Contact Self-Help Appellate Court Alameda Contact Self-Help District 1 Alpine Contact […]

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Sample Caption Page

For every PDF uploaded, most courts require the first page to have a caption with all pertinent case information. This information may vary by location and filers should consult their specific court and / or local rules to advise on the proper formatting and content of the caption page. Below is a general sample of […]

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Advanced Searches in the San Diego Civil and Probate Divisions

The San Diego Civil and Probate Courts offer users the option of searching for cases via an advanced search with just the case year and number. For example, if you have case number 37-2018-00022446-CL-UD-CTL, but you think the case might now be a Breach of Contract case, you may perform an advanced search at your […]

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Los Angeles Probate to Begin Accepting Letters via e-Filing

Permissive e-Filing starting March 1, 2023 On March 1, 2023, electronic filing will become available to attorneys and self-represented litigants in the Probate Division for Probate Letters in decedent, guardianship, and conservatorship matters, including: Letters of Special Administration Letters of Administration/Testamentary Letters of Conservatorship (Temporary and General) Letters of Guardianship (Temporary and General) Mandatory e-filing […]

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