California Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to E-Filing Rules

The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday adopted amendments to its electronic filing (e-filing) rules. These amendments are effective immediately and formalize and clarify the court's e-filing guidelines, which the court adopted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The court continues to require electronic filing, through the TrueFiling platform, of all documents filed in all proceedings before the court, regardless of case type.

E-filing remains voluntary for self-represented litigants and trial courts, and any litigant may continue to request an exemption from the e-filing requirement. The amendments also make conforming and technical changes to the e-filing rules.