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Beginning today, the Los Angeles Superior Court will recognize the efforts of mediators and settlement officers from various organizations as part of Mediation Week in California, the third week in March. LASC utilizes the efforts of these third-party organizations to help resolve civil, probate and dependency cases, saving litigants time -
On Friday, March 22, 2019, at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST, maintenance will be performed on the Odyssey eFile CA website. During this time, there may be intermittent connectivity issues that could impact the use of the site. If you have any questions, please contact us at 800.889.0111 or -
Below is an official court message that was sent to all EFSPs. The Stanley Mosk Courthouse has implemented a temporary process for Requests for Dismissals on unlimited civil cases filed electronically. Effective immediately, Stanley Mosk Courthouse will accept the transaction in the EFM as “received” and will manually process and
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Beginning March 18, 2019, all represented parties in all California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Civil Writ petition cases are required to file all documents through Electronic Filing (E-File). Family Law cases, Probate cases, and Habeas' Corpus petition cases are not required to E-File documents at this time. Self-represented litigants
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Thursday, February 28, 2019, the Los Angeles Superior Court announced an interim procedure for the processing of refunds. "The court has temporarily put in place the following: File the request in paper on the form used prior to eFiling File it at the court location in question The request should be submitted
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Note: The Court has set a new date for mandatory eFiling for complex cases, which is July 1, 2019, as indicated in the chart below. Implementation of Electronic Filing for Complex – Mandatory Phase There is only a mandatory phase for eFiling complex civil documents. Prior to implementation of this mandatory phase,
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In recognition of Presidents' Day, courts, government offices, and financial institutions will be closed on Monday, February 18th, 2019 and will resume operation on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019. Have a safe holiday weekend! Should you have an urgent request, please contact us at 800.889.0111.
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In recognition of Lincoln’s Birthday, some state courts and government offices will be closed Tuesday, February 12th and will resume operation on Wednesday, February 13th. First Legal remains a 365-day operation. Should you have an urgent request, please contact us at 800.889.0111.
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One of the top reasons for eFiling rejections is a lack of fees or incorrect fees. Reason being, the Odyssey eFiling system expects the eFiler to know which fees are due at the time of filing. Some good news is that the Civil eFiling system in Los Angeles automatically assigns
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Effective Feb. 4, 2019, small claims cases will no longer be filed at the Downey Courthouse. All small claims filings, hearings, and related court services will be handled at the Bellflower Courthouse. Effective Feb. 4, 2019, all traffic matters, including hearings and related court services, will no longer be handled at
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In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the courts, government offices, and most financial institutions will be closed on Monday, January 21st, 2019 and will resume operation on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019. First Legal remains a 365-day operation. If you have an urgent request, please contact us at 800.889.0111.
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First Legal is committed to providing a seamless File thru TrialTM solution to our clients. We also make it our priority to provide critical information when changes occur in our industry. That being said, the topic of eFiling in Los Angeles is on everyone’s minds right now. Here are a few
