The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles outlines the mandatory requirements for the electronic filing (eFiling) of limited and unlimited civil documents in the First Amended General Order filed on May 3, 2019. It is beneficial for those who utilize eFiling to review this order. Below are tips for avoiding the most common reasons documents are rejected, and how to help facilitate effective eFiling to court.

The top 12 reasons documents submitted for eFiling are rejected include:

1. Information in the data fields is incorrect and/or does not match the document image.
2. Case number does not match the document image.
3. AKA or DBA is not entered in the separate data field.
4. Incorrect case type or case category is selected.
5. Document is submitted to the incorrect courthouse location.
6. Motion requires a Court Reservation System (CRS) reservation.
7. Document is defective and does not comply with California Rules of Court, Rules 2.100-2.118.
8. Documents are not submitted as separate PDFs in the same transaction/envelope.
9. Premise address on the Complaint does not match the data entry field.
10. Document is not text searchable, including exhibits per rule, CRC 2.256
11. Document is not bookmarked, indexed or hyperlinked, per rule CRC 3.1110 (F)
12. Untimely submission, primarily Ex Parte documents. To avoid the rejection of a document through eFiling:

Click the eFiling Tips Guide to download the eFile chart for submitting your eFiling to courts correctly and efficiently.

Click the eFile Link to start eFiling today!

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