When you eFile your ex parte Application in Los Angeles Superior Court, you must select ex parte as the document type in the workflow. Ex parte documents will be expedited when received by the clerk, so it's important to designate your document properly. Ex parte applications must be eFiled no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearin...

The Los Angeles Superior Court requires that you submit a Civil Case Cover Sheet ( Judicial Council Form CM -010 ) when submitting your case initiating documents.  The court also requires that you attach a Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum and Statement of Location ( Local Form LACIV 109 ) to the Civil Case Cover Sheet.  These documents must be combin...

Effective July 27, 2020, hearing dates are required for filing Civil Motions in LASC Now that the Court's Courtroom Reservation System (CRS) is operational again, all Civil courtrooms using CRS will require all motions to be reserved via CRS prior to filing the Motion. Read the release>>   When eFiling in Los Angeles Superior Court, if you nee...

In certain instances, printed courtesy copies must be submitted to the Los Angeles Superior court. Proof of electronic submission must be submitted with all courtesy copies. When using One Legal to deliver the courtesy copy for you, we will attach the proof of electronic submission to the printed copy. Courtesy copies for filings with a hearing date...

The Client Billing Code is a field on the filing workflow that allows users to associate each transaction with a certain client. You can enter whatever terms or descriptors your firm uses internally to differentiate client cases. When you use this feature in the ordering process, you can more easily track orders associated with specific clients, inc...

For those courts using eFileCA or JTI as a case management system, the court has mandated technology fees be paid to the eFileCA or JTI platform. These fees vary depending on whether the court has mandated eFiling and case type, but range from $3.50 and above. In addition, the courts will charge a 2.75% convenience fee to cover the costs of processi...

In some instances, the Los Angeles Superior Court has chosen to not allow users to add a new filing party when filing certain document types. These documents are dictated by the Court and not editable by One Legal. If you believe you have selected a document type where it should be possible to add a new filing party, please contact the Court for mor...

To return to the Documents screen and select a Jurisdictional Amount, follow these steps: Click the edit link next to the Documents heading:   2. Click the edit icon next to the document where you need to indicate the Jurisdictional Amount (documents requiring this include Cross-Complaint, Appeal - Notice of Appeal/Cross-Appeal Filed, or Amended Com...

Certain details about your document may prevent your PDF from being accepted by the eFiling system. These include: Document contains editable fieldsDocument contains metadataDocument is password protectedIf your PDF document has any of these issues, it may fail submission before reaching the court. Finalizing your PDF Before uploading your document,...

  The final page before you submit your order is the Order Review page. This page gives you an overview of the services that you have selected and summarizes the order that you are about to place. It gives you an opportunity to review the information and, if necessary, go back and correct anything. Included on this page is the Estimated charges and ...

In this article: Court technology vendor requirements Depending on the requirements imposed by the court's technology vendor, your document may be "failed" by the vendor's system before it reaches the actual court. Below are some guidelines for troubleshooting this occurrence and for preventing future failed filings. If your document has been failed...

Paying fees for appeals in eFiling courts For California eFiling courts , the $100 fee is disbursed on your behalf when the Notice of Appeal is eFiled. Then One Legal can deliver the accepted Notice with the $775 to the appellate court. Step 1: eFile the Notice of Appeal and confirm the $100 fee on the review screen Step 2: Once the Notice has been ...

Orange County Superior Court Local Rule 314A puts forth specific requirements around eFiled documents that are filed in relation to documents already filed and listed on the Register of Actions. According to the announcement released by the court , “Local Rule 314A requires electronic documents filed with or in response to another filed document to ...

A new filing receives the assigned case number and judicial officer assignment upon acceptance of the filing. This information will appear on the top of the first page of the document. For Unlimited Civil documents, in addition to the imprinted information, a Notice of Case Assignment will be returned electronically and available to view, download, ...

You can use One Legal to eServe documents that do not necessarily have to be filed with the court, such as discovery documents or correspondence. You can also choose to electronically serve documents that were physically filed with the court. First, log into your One Legal account. If you have used One Legal to file or serve into this case before......

  What is electronic service of process? As defined in CCP 1010.6(a) , electronic service is service of a document on a party or other person by electronic means. Electronic service may be performed directly by a party, by an agent of the party —including by the party’s attorney—or through an electronic filing service provider (EFSP). When you eServ...

When you file a document, or group of documents, in one single submission through your EFSP, the Court considers this a “transaction." Los Angeles Civil Court has established a requirement for filers that only one lead document may be submitted per transaction. For example, you will not be able to submit two motions or submit a cross-complaint and a...