Which documents are exempt from eFiling?

• Any ex parte application that is filed concurrently with a new complaint
• Bonds and undertakings
• Trial documents under Local Rule 3401
• Exhibits to be offered at any trial or evidentiary hearing
• New Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings (JCCP) cases. Subsequent filings in JCCP cases are permitted
• Harassment proceedings requesting the minor’s information be confidential
• Mandatory Settlement Conference Briefs
• Notices of Appeal and any subsequent appeals documents
• Small Claims Notice of Appeal and Small Claims Notice of Appeal as to the Denial of the Motion to Vacate Judgment
• Writ Returns
• Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast
• Request to file new litigation by vexatious litigants. Motions to declare a litigant vexatious are permitted
• Subpoenaed records
• Administrative records
• Sealed documents
• Documents submitted conditionally under seal. The actual motion or application shall be electronically filed. A courtesy copy of the electronically filed motion or application to submit documents conditionally under seal must be provided with the documents submitted conditionally under seal
• Documents attached to a Notice of Lodgment shall be lodged and/or served conventionally in paper form. The actual document entitled, "Notice of Lodgment," shall be filed electronically.

How are proposed orders filed?

Proposed orders can be eFiled and most will be returned through the EFSP after it has been reviewed and signed by a judicial officer.