(The Fifth and Sixth Appellate Districts have increased the file size limit to 25MB. The typical limitation is that the PDF be a text-searchable document which is less than 5MB in size. Although the courts vary from district-to-district as to what must be electronically submitted, the trend is moving towards requiring more electronic submissions through all California courts. Motions to Augment the Record and Requests for Judicial Notice with exhibits must now be electronically submitted to the court in the First and Sixth Appellate Districts. However, service copies of Court of Appeal briefs, submitted through the Court of Appeal’s website, are deemed served on the Supreme Court and replace the four printed service copies previously required.Īll of the districts now accept electronic submissions of briefs and some of the courts require electronic submission of additional documents. The California Supreme Court does not, yet, accept electronic submissions of Petitions for Review or Briefs on the Merits. With the exception of the Second District, which last updated its rules on electronic documents late last year, all of the Courts of Appeal have updated their rules at some point in 2013. The California Court of Appeal recently changed its rules regarding electronic submissions and filings and is rapidly moving towards greater acceptance of electronic documents. And, often, even when adopted, the electronic filing and electronic submission would not be mandatory – it would remain at the option of the filer. In this digital age, it is sometimes surprising that, until a few years ago, many appellate courts were still holding back on establishing their electronic filing systems. Electronic filing has been in existence in the federal courts and in many state general jurisdiction courts for years.
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