Initiate a New Case in tthe Odyssey eFileCA Superior Courts, electronically serve or mail the accepted documents to parties and/or attorneys.
Category: Electronic Filing
File on an Existing Case in the Odyssey® eFileCA Superior Courts
These steps take you through the process of e-filing on an existing case in the Odyssey eFileCA Superior Courts.
New Mail Service via Certified or First Class Mail (add’l fees apply)
Starting in the Spring of 2021, select courts will have the option to serve documents via Certified or First Class Mail for an additional fee.
Flatten Fillable PDFs after Completing the Form Fields
For filers using fillable PDFs, you must lock or flatten the PDF document after completing the form fields.
Create a Waiver Payment Account
If you qualify for a waiver of fees for your case, you will need to create a Waiver Payment Account to use as your payment method. Once you do that, anytime you file on that case, you can select it to indicate to the court the filing fees should be waived.
Separate PDFs in the Same Transaction/Envelope
One of the most common reasons a filing clerk rejects an envelope (submission) is because a filer does not submit their documents as separate PDFs in the same transaction/envelope
E-Service and Confidential Documents
If a filer sets/requests the court list a document’s security as confidential, whether in the Security Setting
Electronic Service and Multiple Service Contacts
A service contact is someone you can attach to your filing in order to send an electronic service notification to them (i.e. e-service). Service contacts will remain attached to the case so that you may continue to serve them in the future, or others who file on the case may serve them as well.
Convert documents to Text Searchable PDFs in a filing
One of the features in the e-filing application is the ability to have it convert documents into Text Searchable PDFs within a filing.
File on an Existing Case in the San Diego Civil Courts
While Filing on an Existing Case in the San Diego Civil Court is pretty much the same as any other court, the article below explains a few differences which filers should know.