Thursday, January 8, 2015

5th DCA goes to TrueFiling on Feb. 17

"Effective Tuesday, February 17, 2015, all filings in a civil appeal or original proceeding submitted to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District (5th DCA) must be filed electronically (e-Filed) through the Court's electronic filing system, TrueFiling. The TrueFiling system was developed in partnership with the vendor ImageSoft, Inc. The e-Filing system will allow electronic transmission of all civil documents to the court on a 24-hour basis.
Approximately 30 days thereafter, all filings in criminal and juvenile appeals and original proceedings must be e-Filed in the 5th DCA pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.70."

See 5th District Local Rule 8 for more here.
Let's get digital.

Other changes for 2015:
The 2d District has a new Mediator Compensation Policy.
Modified Local Rule 7 effective in March here.