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Further to Local Rule 2.87: electronic filing mandatory in Designated Cases from July 5, 2022 - Limited and Unlimited Civil (including Complex), Family Law (including DCSS), Probate, Small Claims, Unlawful Detainer, Appeals; the documents still filed in hard copy (civil harassment and workplace violence restraining orders, bonds and undertakings, bench warrants, name change petitions, challenges under Code of Civil Procedure §§ 170.1/170.3 and 170.6, and the listed civil, complex, probate, family and small claims documents); no courtesy copies unless ordered.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA NINTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER RE: E-FILING IN CIVIL CASES February 2, 2026 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(d) and Rules 2.252 and 2.253 of the California Rules of Court, the Court adopted Local Rule 2.87 regarding mandatory electronic filing and service in Designated Cases in January of 2022. Further to that Local Rule, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. Electronic filing in Designated Cases will be mandatory beginning on July 5, 2022, and shall be available optionally beginning on June 20, 2022. 2. The following are Designated Cases for electronic filing: a. Limited and Unlimited Civil cases, including Complex matters. b. Family Law, including DCSS matters. c. Probate. d. Small Claims. e. Unlawful Detainer. f. Appeals. 3. The following documents may not be electronically filed and must still be filed/lodged in hard copy form unless otherwise ordered by the Presiding Judge or provided in an amended Local Rule: a. Documents related to Civil Harassment Restraining Orders and Workplace Violence Restraining Orders. b. Bonds and undertakings. c. Bench warrants. d. Petitions for Name Change. e. Challenges under Code of Civil Procedure §§ 170.1/170.3 and 170.6, except in Domestic Violence Restraining Order cases. f. In Civil matters: i. Subpoenas. ii. Administrative Records. (Administrative records should be submitted on a flash drive, or by hard copy if ordered by the Court.) g. In Civil Complex matters: i. Subpoenas. ii. Administrative Records. h. In Probate matters: i. Ex Parte Motions and Oppositions. ii. Affidavit re Real Property of Small Value. iii. Bonds. iv. Estate Planning Documents. v. Wills and Codicils. vi. Subpoenas. vii. Letters of Administration/Testamentary/Conservatorship/Guardianship. i. In Family matters: i. Judgments. ii. Notice of Entry of Judgment. iii. Abstract of Judgment. iv. Ex Partes and responses to ex partes / Contempts. v. Opposition to Commissioner. vi. Writs. vii. Subpoenas. j. In Small Claims matters: i. Subpoenas. ii. Certificate of Facts -DL30. 4. Courtesy copies of electronically-filed documents are not required unless ordered by a judicial officer in a specific matter. 5. All remaining provisions of Local Rule 2.87 continue in effect. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 2, 2026 HON. CHRISTOPHER R. BOWEN Presiding Judge of the Superior Court Contra Costa County
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA NINTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER RE: E-FILING IN CIVIL CASES February 2, 2026 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(d) and Rules 2.252 and 2.253 of the California Rules of Court, the Court adopted Local Rule 2.87 regarding mandatory electronic filing and service in Designated Cases in January of 2022. Further
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/combined-standing-orders-8-11-2026.pdf (the court's “Appendix A: Standing Orders”, “Revised August 11, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 14177357 bytes, sha256 50e61603361f0c413700512b6bb1a4d78d849a061bcc1e6d3ec3dcb30fda7c49; 48 pages, scanned) - Standing Order 3.2, PDF pages 30 to 32: read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi, each doubtful mark on a crop at 400 dpi; checked against three machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each whole page, the file's own text layer where a page has one, RapidOCR on each printed line): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up and each span no reading holds read again on the page image (vision/check-log.md). The compilation's label, the clerk's filed stamps, the signatures and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text; the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published. Review note: "Certificate of Facts -DL30." is so printed.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.