LASC: UPCOMING ODYSSEY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 12/9 - 12/10 Please note that the Los Angeles Superior Court, Family & Probate Dept. eFiling services will be offline from Friday, December 9th at 6:00 pm PST to Saturday, December 10th at 5:00 pm PST due to planned maintenance. Users will not be able to eFile during this maintenance [...]

Attention Contra Costa County Filers: Effective immediately, for Civil, Family, and Probate eFilings, the upcoming hearing date must be included in the filing description box along with a complete description of the document being filed/submitted. Example: “Next HRG 10/1/20 Opposition”…or “Next HRG 10/8/20 Proof of Service.” First Legal, your premier litigation support provider.

ATTORNEYS - REGISTER NOW FOR THE DEC. 5 CLOSING ARGUMENTS PROGRAM AND EARN MCLE CREDIT Register now for the December 5th Closing Arguments Program and earn 2 hours of MCLE credit. The program will include perspectives on closing arguments from plaintiff & defense counsel, a demo, and a roundtable discussion. Register here by 5:00 p.m. [...]

NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMING TO THE APPELLATE DIVISION; SOME ONLINE SERVICES UNAVAILABLE DURING TRANSITION On December 5, the Appellate Division will begin using the eCourt case management system, which will allow the Court to more effectively manage and access appellate case data and documents. In preparation for the rollout of the new system, some [...]

NEARLY 100 FAMILIES WILL ADOPT 136 CHILDREN TOMORROW DURING THE COURT’S ANNUAL NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY CELEBRATION Virtual News Conference Will Kick Off Event at 8:15 a.m. Tomorrow National Adoption Day will be celebrated in person and virtually tomorrow to finalize the adoption of 136 children into nearly 100 Los Angeles County families. Celebrated on the [...]

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BENCH APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CLERK OF COURT TO LEAD THE NATION’S LARGEST TRIAL COURT After a 6-month national search for a new Executive Officer/Clerk of Court/Jury Commissioner, the judges of the Los Angeles County bench have appointed veteran court leader David Slayton of Texas to lead the operations and manage the 4,800-member [...]

FAMILY LAW DIVISION ANNOUNCES COURTROOM CHANGES AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE The Family Law Division implemented the following changes to courtroom operations, effective November 14, 2022: Judge Patricia Young is reassigned to Dept. 88 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles. All matters previously assigned to Dept. 88 will be assigned [...]

PROBATE DIVISION ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF PRO BONO PROBATE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 1 Effective December 1, 2022, the Court’s Pro Bono Probate Settlement Program will resume settlement conferences for trust, estate, guardianship and conservatorship matters. The program, paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is operated in partnership with the San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA) [...]

KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: FILING ANNOUNCEMENT Please ensure the next upcoming hearing date is included in the filing description box. The hearing date should be the first item listed, the next item being the description. Example: 11/21/2022 Opposition or 12/19/22 Proof of service First Legal, your premier litigation support provider.

UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 11/10/22 Los Angeles County Superior Court, Civil Dept. will be conducting maintenance to their eFiling system Thursday, November 10th from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST in preparation for Small Claims go-live on November 14th. Users will not be able to eFile into the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Civil Dept. during [...]