You can register for a user account within minutes – requiring the following information:
Full name
Valid email address
Username
Mobile number and service provider
Role
Attorney
Clerical assistant
Self-represented
Government agency
Bar #
Law firm
Primary language
Password resets are self-service and do not require manual intervention.
You will need to complete the activation of the new account by confirming the request via the confirmation email. Access to the new account will not be permissible until the confirmation is complete.
Communication
Email is the primary exchange of information.
Order confirmation
Case verification such as acceptance and rejection of documents
Payment link and confirmation
Order completion
If you have questions, use the link(s) on the homepage for the respective departments.
Electronic Searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) is the only accepted format for document submission.
There is a 20MB per file and 100MB per order limitation.
eFiling supports the following:
Submission for a new case – Civil, Small Claims, and Probate
Select Document Type (For a detailed listing of supported actions, see here.) Select the number of filing litigants.
Fees will automatically load and display
Upload the PDF document
Click Add button
If you are requesting a fee waiver, please submit a “Request to Waive Court Fees” form for each litigant. By including this document, the fees will be zeroed out. If and when the fee waiver is denied, the fees associated with all past submissions must be trued up before any further submissions can be made on the same case on behalf of the same litigant.
Repeat within the same case by choosing another Document Type
For another case, select New or Existing
Submission for an existing case – Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family Law, and Criminal.
Type in a case number using the short format (CV-2018-123). Include the dash separators. The full case number will be displayed and must be selected. The fully qualified case number is also accepted (STK-CV-LBC-2018-0000123).
Select Filing Litigants – there is a multi-select option if multiple litigants are required for the filing. CTRL+Click to Select / Deselect litigant.
Select Filing on Behalf of -– this selection can be used if additional litigants with different roles are filing on the same document.
If there is a granted fee waiver for the litigant, the fees will be automatically waived.
If this is the first time requesting a fee waiver, please submit a “Request to Waive Court Fees” form for each litigant. If and when the fee waiver is denied, the fees associated with all past submissions must be trued up before any further submissions can be made on the same case on behalf of the same litigant.
Select Document Type (For a detailed listing of supported actions, see here.)
Fees will automatically load and display
Upload the PDF document
Click Add button
Repeat within the same case by choosing another Document Type
For another case, select New or Existing
Functional buttons within an order
Delete Order – remove orders from the user profile
Save Progress – save the order to the user profile
Submit Order – displays all cases within the order that will be transacted to the Court (review page before submission to Court). This is where the fee waivers and 1st paper fees will be displayed and calculated for the order.
Accordion effect – clicking onto a saved order will open/close the order in the more/less view
Filing History
View previous orders/cases sorted by submission date
Download processed documents
Track statuses of orders/cases
Cancel existing submitted orders/cases
A processed document will have an electronic timestamp affixed onto the first page of the submitted document.
An order can consist of one case or multiple cases – no limit. You may want to consider how you want to organize the work within your organization.
Case
Aggregated documents pertaining to a single case.
All documents must be for a single case.
All fees are aggregated at the case level for all documents within the case – lowest denominator for payment.
Documents
Single document/form associated with a single action and having a corresponding per filing or per filer fee.
Verification/Rejection
If a document is rejected or verified, the action is carried across the entire case. For rejections, all documents within a single case will be reviewed and feedback provided via email communication.
The plaintiff/petitioner or their attorney must access their copy of the Notice of Case Assignment and Notice of Hearing as well as the issued Summons from the court’s case management system via the Public Portal. The Plaintiff’s Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court must also be accessed via the Public Portal. Additional time is required for processing. If the documents are not available 48 hours after processing, you may request a status update by contacting the department via email.
It is required for the order to be paid before the clerk reviews the order. At the clerk’s review step, if the order has not been paid, the clerk will reject the case without reviewing the document.