San Francisco Superior Court - File & ServeXpress (2024)

San Francisco Superior Court - File & ServeXpress (1)

San Francisco Superior Court

File & ServeXpress has been providing electronic filing and service in San Francisco Superior Court cases since 1998.

San Francisco Superior Court has mandated electronic filing for original filings in over 20 General Civil case types. File & ServeXpress provides eFiling and eService in Asbestos, Civil, Criminal, Complex, Family, Probate, and Unlawful Detainer case types in the San Francisco Superior Court. For more information, visit the Court’s eFiling Information page.

FSX offers training and customer support to assist in this electronic filing expansion project. On this page you can access printable training guides, video training services, or register for scheduled webinar training sessions.

California CARE Court

Updated October 3, 2023

File & ServeXpress is now offering eFiling in the new California CARE Act Court. The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act authorizes specified adult persons to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan that may include treatment, housing resources, and other services for persons with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

For more information, visit the Court’s Information page or our CARE Court Resources page.

Domestic Violence & Parentage Expansion

Updated January 3, 2023

Effective January 3, 2023, eFiling of new and subsequent filings in all Domestic Violence (FDV) and Parentage (FPT) case types in the Unified Family Court is available through File & ServeXpress.

eFiling into these case types will become mandatory for all filers on July 1, 2023. For more information about this expansion to the San Francisco Superior Court’s eFiling program, click here to view the Court’s recent press release.

Case Expansion Overview

Case Initiation Guide

Registration Guide

Court Press Release

The following Probate documents must be submitted in original form for filing in the Clerk’s Office. Please refer to Local Rule 14.60 E.

  • Letters of Administration
  • Letters Testamentary
  • Original wills
  • Certified copies of Death Certificates with Affidavits pursuant to Probate Code 13100, et seq.
  • Certified copies of Birth Certificates
  • Certified copy of Spousal Property order
  • Certified copy of Letters when required for final distribution
  • Inventory and Appraisal
  • Confidential Statement of Birth Date and Driver’s License Number
  • Confidential Documents

Yes, you will need a File & Serve account to file your documents and to receive the filings in your case. You can register your firm here. There are also third-party filing companies, approved by the court, who can file documents on your behalf. A list of those third-party filing companies can be found on the Court’s website here. If you use a third-party filing company, you will still need an account so that they can file documents on your behalf.

After the Complaint is accepted, your documents will be available for download on File & ServeXpress.

After the Court accepts your electronically submitted Complaint or Petition, you will receive a receipt acknowledging your transaction with the new case number. However, your new case will not appear on File & ServeXpress until the next business day after it is accepted. You can also find your new case number via a plaintiff name search on the Court’s Register of Actions. Until your Complaint or Petition is accepted, however, you will need your transaction ID number if you are attempting to contact the Court regarding your Complaint or Petition.

For clients seeking information from the court regarding new case filings, please email sfefiling@sftc.org. If inquiring about the status of your new/originating case filing(s), please be sure to include your transaction ID.

File & ServeXpress will continue to advance statutory filing fees and invoice your firm monthly.

If you are unable to find your San Francisco Family Law dissolution case online, please contact Client Support at 888-529-7587. Our Client Support staff will request the case from the court for overnight delivery. Please note that only the dissolution case class (case number prefixes beginning with “FDI”) are subject to electronic filing. We cannot add cases with the prefixes of “FDV”, “FMS” or “FPT.

Because the family law cases are secure, images of conformed copies cannot be posted on the Court’s public website. File stamped copies will be available on File & ServeXpress, in your submitted transaction, after the Court accepts the transaction.

Please contact File & ServeXpress Client Support at 888-529-7587. Help is available 24/7.

The primary cause for rejections in San Francisco are run-on documents. If you are submitting a civil coversheet, a complaint, and a summons, they should be filed as three separate documents within the same transaction. Combining all three as a single document will cause your transaction to be rejected.

Request a training session by contacting support@fileandserve.com.

San Francisco Superior Court - File & ServeXpress (2024)

FAQs

What is the file size limit for Fileandservexpress? ›

No, there is no file size limitation. What document types can I upload and attach with my filing? Our system will take multiple document types and will convert them to a . pdf format upon upload.

How long does it take to file an answer in California state court? ›

Generally, you have 30 days AFTER the date you are served to file a response with the court. The 30 days include weekend days and court holidays.

What kind of cases are tried at a Superior Court California? ›

Superior courts have trial jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases. Special departments of the courts handle family, probate, mental health, juvenile, small claims, and traffic cases. Many superior courts also have specialty depart- ments for nonviolent drug offenses and domestic violence cases.

How do I reserve a hearing date in SF Superior Court? ›

Hearing dates are obtained at the time of submission of the motion to the Court. You must e-file the motion without a hearing date. Upon filing, the clerk will select a hearing date and schedule the hearing in accordance with CCP§1005 and available calendar space.

What is the max file size in SF? ›

Users are encouraged to use Content or Salesforce Files for documents larger than 25MB. Content and Salesforce Files support files up to 2GB. This article pertains to Salesforce Knowledge and Documents only.

What is the minimum file size? ›

The minimum file size will be equal to the block size of the disk volume where the file is located. The minimum file size is 0 bytes. There is some space taken up in the file allocation table for the directory entry.

Can you file a motion to strike after filing an answer in California? ›

Against Other Pleadings

A motion to strike may be brought against complaints, cross-complaints, answers and demurrers. A motion to strike can be brought against an entire pleading, or any part of a pleading.

Can you file a motion to dismiss after filing an answer in California? ›

A motion to dismiss is generally filed at the outset of the case as the first responsive pleading to the plaintiff's complaint. The defendant generally waives their right to file a motion to dismiss once they file an answer to the complaint.

What happens if a defendant does not answer a complaint in California? ›

If the defendant didn't file a response by the deadline, the next day you can ask the court to end their chance to respond and to rule in your favor. This is called asking for entry of a default. You should file this within 10 days after the deadline to respond passed. California Rules of Court 3.110(g).

Is the Superior Court of San Francisco county a trial court? ›

The San Francisco Superior Court is one of six California trial courts with Complex Civil Litigation departments.

What level is California Superior Court? ›

In California, the judiciary has three general levels. The Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction; the Courts of Appeal act as the intermediate appellate court; and the California Supreme Court is the highest court in California.

Why am I getting a letter from the Superior Court of California? ›

They are likely attempting to either serve you with notice of some legal action or deliver a judgment in a legal action.. If you have been evicted, gotten into a wreck, or owe someone money, it is probably a summons..Or it could possibly be a jury duty notice..

How do I find out my court date in San Francisco? ›

Online San Francisco Criminal Court Trial Calendar

If you are facing a criminal case, for example, you'll select the 'search by name' tab, choose 'criminal' under the case type drop-down menu, enter your name, and hit 'search'.

What is a minute order? ›

A minute order is a specific type of interim order in a family law case. It is a brief record of a judge's decision in a court hearing, typically prepared by the court clerk. Minute orders are merely summaries of the decisions made by the judge during a hearing. They are not as detailed as formal court orders.

Can the public attend court hearings California? ›

Civil Proceedings

In general, you can attend civil trial proceedings because the general public has a First Amendment right of access to civil trials. See NBC Subsidiary, Inc.

What is the maximum size of datafile? ›

The max size of a single datafile is limited by the database block size. Generally it's 32TB for 8K block and 128TB for 32K block. max no of tablespaces per database = 64K. Number of tablespaces cannot exceed the number of database files because each tablespace must include at least one file.

What is the maximum file size you can send? ›

For instance, the Gmail attachment size limit is 25 MB, while the Outlook attachment size limit is 20 MB. Business email platforms may have higher limits, but they still impose restrictions on large files and multiple large files that limit how to send emails.

What is the file size limit for session storage? ›

Browsers can store up to 5 MiB of local storage, and 5 MiB of session storage per origin. Once this limit is reached, browsers throw a QuotaExceededError exception which should be handled by using a try... catch block.

What is the size limit for SHP files? ›

There is a 2 GB size limit for any shapefile component file, which translates to a maximum of roughly 70 million point features. The actual number of line or polygon features you can store in a shapefile depends on the number of vertices in each line or polygon (a vertex is equivalent to a point).

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