The court is proud to be the first court to transition to the Judicial Council of California’s Branchwide eFiling System

The Placer County Superior Court is pleased to announce that a transition from the court’s current eDelivery system to the Judicial Branch Statewide eFiling system will occur on March 29, 2021.

eDelivery has been available for parties to submit documents electronically in Civil, Small Claims, Family Law, Probate, and Criminal cases since April 2020. eDelivery was developed as an interim solution to a reduction in services and new safety measures implemented as a result of COVID-19, and has helped support the court and court users’ transition to electronic filing of documents, use of electronic records as the official court record, and reduce the number of individuals who must come to the courthouse to file papers. eDelivery requires filers to visit the court’s website and use a single service provider for submission.

Beginning 12:00 a.m. on March 29, 2021, all new electronic case filings in civil, family law, probate, mental health (civil), small claims, and unlawful detainer cases must be submitted via eFiling, unless there is an exemption pursuant to Local Rule 10.27. eDelivery will continue to be available for subsequent filings on criminal cases. eFiling is mandated for attorneys and represented parties per Local Rule 10.27.

Similar to eDelivery, an eFiling party can submit documents in PDF format and after a document is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to the submitting party. Additional emails will be sent upon the filing or rejection of the document(s). eFiling differs from eDelivery in that parties can select any approved Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP) to submit their filings rather than having to use the single eDelivery portal. eFiling is expected to reduce the amount of staff time required to process filings and help reduce the courts backlog due to COVID-19. Further, by allowing parties to select any approved EFSP, there may be efficiencies for those that file across multiple jurisdictions to the extent the EFSP is approved in multiple counties.

Finally, the court is proud to be the first court to transition to the Judicial Council of California’s Branchwide eFiling System. The court thanks the Judicial Council and its staff for their support in this effort.

Additional information, including FAQs and a list of approved EFSPs, is available on the court’s website at www.placer.courts.ca.gov.