• Filing Court Papers (General Information)
• Petition to Change a Name, Gender, Sex Identifier

Filing Location

• Civil Unit
  • 720 9^th Street, Room 102, (1^st Floor)
  • Civil Front Counter Filing Window(s)
  • 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Civil Harassment Restraining Order Window
  • 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Gordon D. Schaber Civil Drop Boxes
  • 1^st Floor Lobby, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Room 102 Lobby, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • All documents placed in the drop box must be time-stamped on the back of the last page pursuant to Local Rule 1.16. If properly submitted before 5:00 p.m., the document will be deemed filed on the date of deposit. Any document submitted after 5:00 p.m. will be deemed filed the next Court business day.

Law and Motion, Departments 53 and 54

• 813 6^th Street, 2^nd Floor
• Civil Law and Motion Filing Counter Window(s) (Room 212)
• 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Civil Name and/or Sex Identifier Change Filing Counter Window (Room 212)
• Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ONLY, Window 3.
• Public Service Lobby (Room 212)
• 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Civil Law and Motion Drop Box is located in the Public Service Lobby in Room 212. All documents placed in the drop box must be time-stamped on the back of the past page pursuant to Local Rule 1.16. If properly submitted before 5:00 p.m., the document will be deemed filed on the date of deposit. Any document submitted after 5:00 p.m. will be deemed filed the next Court business day.

Settlement Conference Service Center, Department 59

• 813 6^th Street, 1^st Floor
• 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Trial Departments

• Various Locations
• 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Civil documents may be e-Filed, mailed, brought in person, or placed in the designated drop box in accordance with the Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse Civil Filing Guidelines and Hall of Justice Civil Law and Motion Filing Guidelines. Any drop box filing requiring submission of a filing fee can be made at the Civil Front Counter windows.

The following guidelines shall be observed when papers are filed with the Court:

• Pleadings should comply with California Rules of Court, rule 2.100. - external link Exhibits must be as legible as original typing or printing.
• An original and one (1) copy must be submitted, and only one (1) copy of each document will be conformed.
• Advance reservations are required for many civil departments. Please check your assigned department for filing requirements.
• Documents submitted without appropriate filing fees according to the Court's fee schedule will be returned unfiled.