Welcome to San Diego eFiling!

A Message from the Court

"Our court system must pull itself into the 21st Century. We need all court users to take advantage of the new, electronic means of filing and accessing court records. E-filing and the online access to records and our register of actions will greatly assist us in increasing our productivity and in getting cases and documents processed better, faster and more quickly."

-- Michael Roddy, Court Executive Officer

The Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, is working with One Legal as its electronic filing services provider (EFSP) to bring E-Filing and E-Service to the Court. The E-Filing gateway is now available. The new system brings efficiencies to the court that allows it to reallocate resources to other activities and meet budget needs. It also brings significant benefits to filers.

E-Filing initially is restricted to cases assigned by the Court for E-Filing in the Central Division. The Court intends to increase the number of cases enabled for E-Filing in other Civil or Probate Divisions using a phased approach. As of March 4, 2013, E-Filing is mandated for the following case types: Civil Class Actions, Consolidated Actions, Coordinated Actions, where all of the cases are imaged, and actions that are provisionally complex under CRC 3.400-3.403. (General Order of the Court No. 010313) Complex cases included in the Court's mandatory E-Filing order include Antitrust/Trade Regulation, Mass Tort, Environmental/Toxic Tort and Securities Litigation cases, as well as insurance coverage claims arising from these case types.

Effective March 4, 2013, documents may be filed electronically in non-mandated civil cases in the Central Division where either (1) the case is first initiated on or after March 4th; or (2) the case is pending as of March 3rd and has been imaged by the Court.

Benefits to Filers

eFiling provides a direct link between the filer and the Court.
24-hour/7-day-a-week access to E-Filing.
No need to budget extra time for a messenger.
eFiled documents take less time for the Court to process.
Security and control of documents. No more "clock and drop" at the drop box with the hope related documents and checks will reach the clerk.
Concurrent E-Service within the same order.
Lower cost compared to most other methods of filing. Statutory fees are caluculated and advanced to the court and then invoiced for reimbursement as a complimentary service. No "check fees" or "convenience fees" are added to your bill.

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Attention: Indigent Filers

If the case to which you are filing has been mandated for E-Filing, you will not be charged to file through One Legal.

Indigent filers who have no access to a payment card can contact our customer support team at (800) 938-8815. For additional information, click here.

Indigent filers who have access to a credit card, an ATM card or a prepayment card can sign up right now. No fees will be assessed to the card as long as the court approves your Fee Waiver.

If the case to which you are filing has not been mandated for E-Filing, then regular charges do apply.

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It is important to the Court and to One Legal that the evolution from paper filing to eFiling be an easy transition for filers. One Legal has training staff based in San Diego and is offering eFiling and eService training in person and via webinar at no expense.

One Legal offers MCLE-accredited training for E-Filing and E-Service. If you would like to arrange for training for yourself, your firm or a professional legal association, please fill out the Request for E-Filing Training form on the right side of this page.

To access training guides and videos on how to eFile and eServe in San Diego Superior Court, click here. To view Frequently Asked Questions, click here.

Pricing

San Diego Superior Court E-Filing.........................................$9.95 (No limit on number of documents)

San Diego Superior Court E-Service......................................$0.99 per recipient to a maximum of $9.90 to 10 or more recipients. (No limit on number of recipients)

Fees Advanced to Court.......................................................no charge*

Frequent Filer? If you plan to E-File more than 100 times a month, special pricing is available. To learn more, please email: sales@onelegal.com.

*One Legal will caculate and advance statutory fees to the Court as a complimentary service. Customers will be invoiced for reimbursement. No "check fees" or "convenience fees" are added to invoices.

A San Diego E-Filer's Experience

“I am proud to say I successfully e-Filed my first document with the Central Division this week. Needless to say, I was nervous because it was the deadline to file and I wanted to make sure I had no problems; so I contacted Brooke Greene at One Legal—mostly for moral support. As always, she answered all of my ‘silly’ questions and reassured me that everything was done correctly. One Legal took care of the filing fee and eased all my worries! Later that morning I received my confirmation from the Court! Success! Thanks One Legal for your superior customer service and support!”

-Sheba L. Candor, CCLS

The Law Office of William E. O'Nell, Esq., San Diego, Calif.

San Diego eFiling Events

San Diego Bar Association Presents "E-Filing Civil Cases in San Diego Superior Court (Civil Litigation)"

Features: Hon. Jeffrey B. Barton (San Diego Superior Court), Michael P. McCloskey, Esq. (Foley & Lardner LLP) with training provided by One Legal's Brooke Greene

April 11, 2013, 5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

San Diego Bar Association Conference Center, 401 West A Street, Suite 120, San Diego

Attendees received two CLE credits. Missed the event? Click here to read a blog post about it.

San Diego County Superior Court Presents "eFiling for Unlawful Detainer Cases"

Features: Court staff, with training provided by One Legal's Brooke Greene.

April 24, 2013, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, Conference Room 363B, San Diego

Attendees received one CLE credit.

San Diego County Superior Court Presents "eFiling for General Civil Cases"

Features: Court staff, with training provided by One Legal's Brooke Greene.

April 30, 2013, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, Conference Room 363B, San Diego

Attendees will receive one CLE credit. Registration required. Click here to register.

San Diego County Superior Court Presents "eFiling for General Civil Cases"

Features: Court staff, with training provided by One Legal's Brooke Greene.

June 19, 2013, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hall of Justice, 330 W. Broadway, Conference Room 363B, San Diego

Attendees will receive one CLE credit. Registration required. Click here to register.

Please check back in the future for additional events.

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One Legal, formerly Fax & File, offers professional and convenient legal services including court filing, nationwide process service, courtesy copy delivery, and nationwide court research and public record document retrieval. eFiling (electronic court filing), with eService (electronic process serving), is available in courts that accept electronic court documents and eService is available for all civil actions filed in California Superior courts.