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E-Filing FAQs

Initiating filings for all General Civil case types except: Small Claims, Name/Gender petitions, Civil Harassment, False Claims Act, Judgments related to Sister-State, Labor,  Confession, and Summary, and Unlawful Detainers/Forcible Detainer/Forcible Entry, Petition For Authority To Give Consent For Medical Treatment, Notice of Appeal of the Order, Decision or Award of the Labor Commissioner.

Subsequent filings for all General Civil case types, including: Probate Estate cases, Probate Trust cases, Probate Guardianship and Conservatorship cases, and Name/Gender petitions, Civil Harassment,  Judgments related to Sister-State, Labor,  Confession, and Summary, and Unlawful Detainers/Forcible Detainer/Forcible Entry,  Notice of Appeal of the Order, Decision or Award of the Labor Commissioner.

Applications for waiver of court fees and costs are accepted electronically in cases that are electronically filed. Per CRC 2.252 (f) The court must permit electronic filing of an application for waiver of court fees and costs in any proceeding in which the court accepts electronic filings.

Yes, it includes all case types for Probate with the exception of Mental Health.  Please refer to LRSF 14.59 for the exceptions specific to Probate.

Pursuant to CCP 1010.6 (b)(3), any document received electronically by the Court between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day shall be deemed filed on that court day. Any document that is received electronically on a non-court day shall be deemed filed on the next court day. (Effective date: 1/1/18)

Yes, the list of e-filing vendors is listed on the E-Filing Service Providers webpage.  

No, in Civil cases, they are encouraged to do so, but e-filing is not mandatory for self-represented litigants or non-parties. In Probate Trust cases, once a self-represented litigant chooses to e-file, such chosen filing method must be used exclusively in that case [see LRSF 14.100(B)].

E-filing rules are contained in San Francisco Superior Court local rule 2.11.

Yes, pending cases under this mandate will be required to e-file subsequent filings.

Exceptions to the mandate are listed in the local rules: see San Francisco Local Rule 2.11D

No.

For questions about available vendors and how to e-file in the San Francisco Superior Court, visit the Court Approved Vendor List.

In Civil cases, courtesy copies are required under LRSF 2.7(B):

Courtesy paper copies of all documents requiring Court review, action, or signature must be submitted directly to the Judge's department. Please see the appropriate department webpage for further instructions/department requirements. 

In Probate Trust cases, courtesy copies are required under LRSF 14.7:

Courtesy copies for the Probate Department must be endorsed filed, Copies must include the hearing date in the caption of the document and should be directed to the attention of specific staff members to the extent known, i.e., Director, Assistant Director, assigned Examiner, or assigned Investigator.

The Court has selected File & ServeXpress as the vendor to serve as its e-filing manager (EFM) for general civil, complex civil, family and probate cases.  Please contact the vendor directly to become a Third-Party EFPS.  You can find their contact information from the E-Filing Service Providers web page.