Electronic Filing / Submissions

e-Filing
e-Submissions
e-Briefs

Electronic filing is the filing of an electronic document in lieu of a paper original and any required paper copies with the reviewing court.

PLEASE READ: New instructions have been posted for the e-Filing process. Print a copy for your records and click to proceed to the e-Filing Instructions.

The information contained in the table below is provided FOR REFERENCE ONLY. For the purposes of an Electronic Document, the term "document" applies only to:

Document	CRC	Form Number
Applications for Extension of Time	8.50, 8.212	2DCA-02 (Non-Brief) 2DCA-04 (Brief)
Certificate of Interested Entities or Persons	8.208	APP-008
Change of Address	8.32 (b)
Civil Case Information Statement	8.100(g)	APP-004-2DCA
Motions	8.54, 8.57, 8.155, 8.340, 8.410
Notice of Settlement	8.244 (a)	2DCA-14
Request for Dismissal	8.244 (c)	APP-007
Response to Calendar Notice
Response to Wende Brief
Substitution/Association of Attorney	CCP § 285, CRC 3.1362	2DCA-11
Stipulation for Extension of Time		2DCA-SEX

Not included are writ petitions, appendices, exhibits, or other documents.

Electronic submission is the submission of an electronic copy of a document to the reviewing court, and does not constitute the filing of the original pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 8.212(a).

NOTE: In lieu of an original and four paper copies, a party submitting an electronic copy of a brief or Writ is required to file an original and three paper copies.

Instructions have been posted for the e-Submission process. Print a copy for your records and click to proceed to the e-Submission Instructions.

The term "brief" includes:	The term "Writ or Opposition" includes
Appellant's Opening Brief Respondent's Brief Appellant's Reply Brief Amicus Curiae Brief Petition for Rehearing Answer to Petition for Rehearing Answer to Amicus Curiae Brief Letter Brief Service Copy of Petition for Review (CPR) Supplemental Brief (SPB)	Petition for Writ of Mandate, Prohibition or Certiorari Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition for Writ of Supersedeas Petition for Writ of Review (WCAB, PUC, ALRB, PERB) Petition for Extraordinary Writ Exhibits (if bound separately) Opposition, Reply, Answer, Return or Traverse

Service Copy of Civil Brief on the Supreme Court: A party submitting an electronic copy of the brief will satisfy the requirement for service on the Supreme Court under Rule 8.212(c)(2).

Service Copy of a Petition for Review: Submission of an electronic copy of a Petition for Review, will satisfy the requirement of service of a paper copy to the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District.

INVITATION TO FILE E-BRIEFS (Hyperlinked brief) IN THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

An e-brief is a single Disc (CD or DVD) containing linked and searchable copies of:

the reporter's transcript
the clerk's transcript or a joint appendix in lieu thereof, including all exhibits
all cited authorities
all briefs, with all citations to the record, authorities and other briefs hyperlinked to the cited material.

Counsel who believes that an e-brief is appropriate for an appeal should confer as early as possible with opposing counsel and should cooperate in preparing it. If, however, opposing counsel does not wish to participate, any party may file an e-brief, provided it contains all of the materials listed above, hyperlinked. As a courtesy to the Court, non-participating parties shall provide electronic copies of their briefs to the party preparing the e-brief. E-briefs should be filed as early as possible, and in any event, no later than 15 days after the last paper brief is filed.

Counsel must submit a written notice to the Clerk's Office of their intention to file an e-brief. The Court will work with counsel to minimize delay and maximize the effectiveness of the filing.

To assist counsel, a list of service providers that prepare e-briefs appears at the end of this announcement.

The Court particularly encourages counsel to cooperate in filing an e-brief and to agree to share the cost. Counsel should not assume that the cost of preparation will be recoverable.

Note:

E-briefs must be contained on Windows-compatible Discs.

E-briefs must be identical in both content and appearance to their paper counterparts.

E-briefs must either come with their own viewing programs or be viewable using:

a program such as Adobe Acrobat Reader (downloadable from the Internet at no cost to the user)
any Internet browser (i.e., Internet Explorer, Mozilla, etc.)
Microsoft Word

E-briefs must be free of computer viruses.

E-briefs must be accompanied by a statement, preferably within or attached to the packaging, that:

provides the instructions for viewing the documents
provides the minimum equipment required for viewing the documents
verifies the absence of computer viruses and describes the software used to ensure that they are virus-free

Two copies of the Discs, all in the required form, must be filed with the court with proof of service on all counsel.

No copies of the e-brief are to be served on the Supreme Court.

E-Brief Service Providers

The following commercial vendors prepare e-briefs, and they can provide samples and cost estimates. It is also possible to prepare e-briefs in-house using any commercially available software.

This list should not be construed as an endorsement by the Court.