The court's list of documents ineligible for eFiling in probate cases (revised on 9/11/2026): the documents ineligible for all case types (appeal filings, which use eAppeals; documents filed under seal or provisionally under seal under California Rules of Court, Rule 2.551; copy, certification and exemplification requests; documents for in camera review; documents in sealed cases; physical exhibits; and the others listed); and the documents listed under the heading “Ineligible for Civil:”.
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Documents Ineligible for eFiling Probate Cases Revised on 9/11/2026 Ineligible for all case types: • Appeal Filings – Use eAppeals for appeal filings • Documents Filed Under Seal or Provisionally Under Seal Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.551 (the motion to file under seal and properly redacted documents may be electronically filed) • Copy, Certification, and Exemplification Requests • Documents for In Camera Review • Documents in Sealed Cases, Including False Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 12650, Et Seq.) and Actions Under Insurance Code § 1871.7, While the Case Remains Under Seal • Exhibits that are Physical Objects and that Cannot be Comprehensibly Viewed in an Electronic Format • Exhibits to be Offered at Trial or an Evidentiary Hearing • Lodged Documents, Including Administrative Records and Notices of Lodgment • Peremptory Challenges or Challenges for Cause of a Judicial Officer Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 170.1, 170.3 And 170.6 • Request To File New Litigation by Vexatious Litigant • Bonds and Undertakings • Mandatory Settlement Conference or Mediation Briefs • Request for Accommodation by Person with Disabilities (MC410) (ADA Requests) • Subpoenas and Subpoenaed Documents Ineligible for Civil: • Original Wills and Codicils • Writs of Execution and Abstracts of Judgment • Certified Death Certificates • Affidavits re: Real Property of Small Value (DE-305) • Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorship Filings • Initial Elder Abuse filings- all subsequent filing will be accepted via eFile
Documents Ineligible for eFiling Probate Cases Revised on 9/11/2026 Ineligible for all case types: • Appeal Filings – Use eAppeals for appeal filings • Documents Filed Under Seal or Provisionally Under Seal Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.551 (the motion to file under seal and properly redacted documents may be electronically filed) • Copy, Certification, and Exemplification Requests
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 San Bernardino build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-bernardino/docs/general/probatedocumentsineligibleforefiling.pdf (235919 bytes, sha256 941cb897c5ea41e1c9713fff5e4a0346404e90152ffcee10449622561a636361; 1 page) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running headers removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Documented settings (whitespace-only or same-character changes; the proofs hold): 1 whitespace-only fix read on the page. Review note: The probate list's case-type heading prints “Ineligible for Civil:”; it is published as printed. A review task asks the court to confirm the heading.
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.