5 tips for working with California Judicial Council forms
Build better familiarity with California Judicial Council forms using these tips on troubleshooting and best practices.
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April 9, 2021: Weekly court update
San Mateo announces longer phone wait times, Alameda reopens some courthouses, and Riverside cancels planned furloughs.
April 2, 2021: Weekly court update
Tulare County re-opens its public service counters, L.A. County announces its Child Support courtrooms and services are moving.
March 26, 2021: Weekly court update
Marin County brings back jury trials, San Diego and Placer Counties mandate eFiling, and Orange County changes electronic evidence submission process.
March 19, 2021: Weekly court update
San Diego announces eFiling mandate, Madera County reveals strategic plan, and Riverside moves to remote civil trials.
March 12, 2021: Weekly court update
Stanislaus County revises COVID-19 public access rules, San Joaquin county continues homeless initiative.
July 2, 2020: Weekly roundup of California court updates
Courts close for the holiday, Local Rules and Emergency Local Rules are proposed, and more in California Superior Courts this week.
New! Court information pages for every California county
Learn more about the nuances of your county including services and deadlines, filing types, contact information, and more.
May 15, 2020: Weekly roundup of California court updates
The world of California courts is constantly shifting, now more than ever before. In an effort to highlight significant updates, One Legal will be compiling the biggest changes in court operations and messaging from the past week to help us all keep up. For a full list of all 58 […]
May 8, 2020: Weekly roundup of California court updates
To highlight significant updates, One Legal will compile the biggest changes in court operations and messaging from the past week to help us all keep up.
FAQs for new eFiling courts in California
While some states make the plunge into electronic court filing all together and all at once, the state of California has opted to let each county decide if and how and when its courts will make the transition. As of now only 19 of California’s 58 counties permit eFiling in […]
Santa Clara County eFiling for Civil cases is coming soon
Hello Santa Clara County! Legal professionals in Santa Clara County have already been electronically filing court documents in several case types over the last couple of years. Effective February 13, 2018, it will become mandatory to eFile documents for General Civil cases, as well. While some courts choose to introduce […]
California court filing: 10 Top facts from the 2015 Statistics Report
When the California Judicial Council published its annual statistics report last month, most headlines focused on the increase in the number of complex case filings. The report, which runs to some 180 pages, is a treasure chest of interesting court data, however. The 2015 report covers court filings at every level […]
California Civil Procedure Code changes allow for faster service of process
At One Legal we’ve long prided ourselves in being among the most successful process servers in the business. Until recently, the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) for service inside a gated community contained a rule hindering unannounced access to the party being served. Service of process and gated communities […]