Name your document using the naming convention below. Please no spaces:

Case Number_Abbreviation of Document Title_Filing Party

For example:

D123456_ABA_Doe
E123456_CIP_StateFarmIns
G123456_ROA_Jones

Abbreviations that are to be used for naming your documents:

Abandonments	ABA
Certificate of Interested Persons of Entities	CIP
Change of Address	CHA
Civil Case Information Statement	DKT
Requests for Dismissal with No Briefs Filed	RED
Request for Oral Argument	ROA
Stipulation for Extension of Time (Civil) - up to 60 days	SEX
Substitution / Association of Counsel	ASN

Documents must be:

• A single PDF file.
• Unlocked (i.e., no passwords or saving as a PDF/A)
• No more than 5 MB in size
• An exact duplicate of the paper copy.

Working with PDFs

• Working with PDFs
• Creating a PDF from a Microsoft Word document
• Combining multiple documents into a single PDF
• Making PDFs text searchable

See also Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.70 to 8.79

File an Electronic Original with the Court of Appeal