El Centro Las Vegas Los Angeles New York Oakland Phoenix Portland Riverside Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Ana Tucson Alameda George E McDonald, Shoreline, Family Law Berkeley Probate Oakland Rene C. Davidson, Civil Oakland Wiley W. Manual Hayward Civil Pleasanton Fremont San Leandro Juvenile Recommended filing cut off times for all California Courts Unless otherwise noted all cut off times are listed for documents that have been PDF'd to a Nationwide office. Alameda County 4:30 PM None Available 2:45 PM * * * * * * ***Closed see Hayward Courthouse*** * Northern District Court Oakland Northern Bankruptcy Court Oakland * Cut off time listed is for PDF'd documents of 30 pages or less, deadline for pick up is 12:00 PM. 4:00 PM 5:00 PM ** 3:00 PM ** Documents dropped at USDC will be file stamped the day submitted and are usually ready for pickup the following business day early in the afternoon. 1. All cutoff times are for PDF/Fax filings only. Please call to get an accurate cutoff for pickup 2. Oak Street only houses departments. All Filings are handled through RCD on Fallon street. 3. San Leandro does not accept filings, only courtesy copies. Civil, Family, Criminal, Probate * Small Claims, Traffic * On the Fridays the court is open Amador County Sheriffs Office M F * Monday Thursday 9:30 am. To 2:30 pm. Amador County Clerk's Office Closes Drop box Closes Suggested Cut Off 2:30 PM * 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * 2:30 PM * 5:00 PM 11:00 AM * 12:00 NOON * 10:30 AM * 5:00 PM 2:00 PM *FRIDAY CLOSED ON 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month//open on Friday 9:30 am to 12 noon all other Fridays Butte County Clerk's Office Closes Drop box Closes Suggested Cut Off Chico Oroville Criminal Originals required 4:00 PM None Available 12:00 NOON Paradise * **Closed see Chico & Oroville** 1. The Chico branch handles all Probate Case, General Civil (Small Claims, Unlawful detainer, Limited and Unlimited Cases) and Traffic. 2. The Oroville branch Handles all Butte County Misdemeanors, Felonies, Appeals, Civil Harassments, Family Law (including Family Support Cases), Infractions, Small Claims, Juvenile Law, Traffic and Unlawful Detainers. Calaveras County Calaveras *Court Opens Monday through Friday from 8:15 am through 3:00 pm. *Suggested cut off time for Drop Box is 2:30 pm 3:00:00 PM* 4:30:00 PM* 12:30 PM 1 of12
Contra Costa County Martinez Civil Limited &Unlimite d Concord Pittsburg Richmond Walnut Creek 1. Drop boxed documents can take between two to three days to process. * Cut off time listed is for PDF'd documents, deadline for pick up is 10:00 AM. 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:30 AM * ** Closed ** 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:00 AM * 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:00 AM * ** Closed ** Placerville Family Law & Criminal Sacramento Cameron Park Civil Sacramento South Lake Tahoe Alpine El Dorado County Nationwide Legal Sacramento Office Phone : (916)443 4400 Email : saccourt@nationwideasap.com 3:00 PM None Available 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM None Available 12:00 PM 1. All Civil Filings go to Cameron Park. Documents drop boxed at this location can take between two to three days to process. 2. The Placerville Court handles only Family, Criminal and Recordings. Fresno Downtown Courthouse BF Sisk Courthouse M Street Courthouse Superior Court Archives Fresno Juvenile Delinquency Eastern District Court Fresno Eastern Bankruptcy Court Fresno Fresno County 3:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM* 4:00 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 3:00 PM * Clerks office has restricted hours on Fridays. Monday through Thursday the clerks office closes at 3:00 PM. Fridays the clerk's office closes at 12:00 PM, on Fridays the suggested cutoff time is 10:00 AM. 1. Drop boxed documents can take up to a week to process 2. The suggested cutoff time for drop box items is 2:00PM. Willows Main Civil Orland UD Glenn County 3:00 PM None Available 3:00 PM 3:00 PM None Available 12:00 NOON 1. Neither Willows nor Orland will process filings requiring fees after 4:00 PM. Only documents not requiring fees will be processed between 4:00 and 5:00 PM. Eureka Northern District Court Eureka 1. Drop boxed documents can take between two to five days to process. Humboldt County 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 11:30 AM 2. The Federal court in Eureka does not accept filings, all filings need to be done through San Francisco. This location is only a courthouse though they do accept courtesy copies until 4:30 PM. Brawley Calexico El Centro Main 1. Imperial County courts no longer accept courtesy copies. Imperial County 2 of12
Independence * M,T, TH & FRI 830 4PM Bishop Department 4 MON THURS Inyo County WEDNESDAYS: 12:00PM 10:00AM 4:00PM 3:00PM FRIDAYS: 12:00PM 11:00AM Arvin/Larchmont Bakersfield * Delano/MacFarland Juvenile Justice Center Metropolitan Division Metropolitan Division Justice Building Metropolitan Traffic Division Mojave Ridgecrest Shafter/Wasco Taft/Maricopa Eastern District Court Bakersfield *Bakersfield closes at 12:00 NOON on Fridays; Suggested cut off time is 10:00 AM 1. Drop boxed documents can take between one to two weeks to process. Kern County 2. The Federal court in Eureka does not accept filings, all filings need to be done through San Francisco. This location is only a courthouse though they do accept courtesy copies until 4:30 PM. Hanford Courthouse Corcoran Courthouse Avenal Courthouse King County 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM * 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM * * Clerks office has restricted hours on Fridays. Monday through Thursday the clerks office closes at 4:00 PM. Fridays the clerk's office closes at 11:30 AM, on Fridays the suggested cutoff time is 9:30 AM. Lake County Clearlake Courthouse Small Claims, UD Lakeport Courthouse Civil, CR, P.F. * Cut off time listed is for counter filings. Suggested cut off time for drop box Items is 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:30 AM * 1:00 PM 5:00 PM 11:30 AM * Airport Court Alhambra Northeast Archives Los Angeles Bellflower Southeast Limited, Los Cerritos Beverly Hills West Limited Burbank North Central Catalina Traffic Only * Central Arraignment Courts Central: Stanley Mosk Limited Central: Stanley Mosk Unlimited Central Civic West CCW Chatsworth North Valley Compton South Central Los Angeles County Nationwide Legal Los Angeles Office Phone : (213)249 9999 Email : legal@nationwideasap.com 4:30 PM None Available 3:30 PM 4:30 PM None Available 3:30 PM 4:30 PM None Available 2:45PM 4 of12
Los Angeles County Continued Nationwide Legal Los Angeles Office Phone : (213)249 9999 Email : legal@nationwideasap.com David V. Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center Downey South East Limited Downey Juvenile Justice East Los Angeles Limited Eastlake Juvenile Justice El Monte East Limited Glendale North Central Hollywood Huntington Park South East Limited Inglewood South West Limited Inglewood Juvenile Justice Lancaster North District * Lancaster Juvenile Justice * Long Beach South District Malibu West Limited Mental Health North San Fernando Metropolitan Courthouse Traffic Monterey Park Edmund D Edelman Children's Court Norwalk South East Pasadena North East Pomona North Pomona South San Fernando North Valley San Pedro South Limited San Pedro Courthouse Annex Santa Clarita Santa Monica West District Sylmar Juvenile Delinquency Torrance South West District Van Nuys East Van Nuys West West Covina Limited West Los Angeles West Limited Whittier South East Limited Central District Court Los Angeles Central District Court Roybal Center Central Bankruptcy Court Los Angeles Central Bankruptcy Court Woodland Hills 4:30 PM None Available 2:00 PM 4:30 PM None Available 2:00 PM ** Closed See Chatsworth ** ** Closed See Chatsworth ** * These courts are serviced through our forwarding departments, your local office will be able to answer any questions you may have. 1. Departments have a normal closing time of 4:30 PM, however, they may close early without warning. 2. While there are no drop boxes for Los Angeles County Courts on occasion the Court Clerk may ask for documents to be "Dropped." Dropped documents are processed with the date they were dropped. Madera Sierra Division Madera County Mariposa Mariposa County 3:00 PM None Available 11:00 AM 5 of12
San Rafael Marin County 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 2:30 PM The drop box is available inside the filing room from 830am 4pm ONLY. Will be filed stamped the same day it was drop boxed. 2. The Criminal division closes at 3:00 PM not 3:30 PM. Mendocino County Ukiah * Cut off time listed is for counter filings. Suggested cut off time for drop box items is 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:30 PM * Merced Civil Division Merced Criminal and Family Law Merced Traffic Merced Juvenile Division Los Banos Merced County 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 8:00 AM 1:30 PM 1. Drop boxes are open from 3:00 PM to 8:00 AM evenings and weekends. Documents dropped between 3:00 and 4:00 PM will be file stamped the same day. Documents dropped between 4:00 PM and 8:00 AM will be file stamped the following day. EXPARTE DUE BY 2PM, CUT OFF TIME 12:30PM. Mono County Bridgeport T, Th only 12pm 4pm 2:00pm Mammoth Lakes M,W,F only 12:00pm None Available 10:00am 1. Bridgeport courthouse is only open on Tuesdays & Thursdays 12 4 PM. Furlough Days; 4/24 5/15 5/22 6/5 6/26 2. Monday, Wednesday, Friday court hours; 8 12 noon. Tuesday and Thursday; 12 4 pm. 2nd Friday id furlough King City Marina Traffic Monterey Main Civil Salinas Criminal, Originals Required. Monterey County 4:00 PM None Available 2:30pm 4:00 PM None Available 2:30pm 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 2:30pm 4:00 PM None Available 2:30pm Napa County Historic Courthouse 4:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * Criminal Courthouse 4:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:00 PM * * Clerks office has restricted hours on Fridays. Monday through Thursday the clerks office closes at 4:00 PM. Fridays the clerk's office closes at 2:00 PM, on Fridays the suggested cutoff time is 12:00 PM. 1. Drop box hours are the same throughout the week. Drop boxed documents are processed and file stamped on the next business day. Nevada County Nevada City 4:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:30 PM * Truckee 4:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:30 PM * * Clerks office has restricted hours on Fridays. Monday through Thursday the clerks office closes at 4:00 PM. Fridays the clerk's office closes at 2:00 PM, on Fridays the suggested cutoff time is 12:00 PM. Drop boxed documents may take between two to four business days to process. 6 of12
Orange County Nationwide Legal Santa Ana Office Phone : (714)558 2400 Email : occourt@nationwideasap.com Central Justice Center Community Court Civil Complex Center Harbor Justice Center Laguna Hills Harbor Justice Center Newport Beach Lamoreaux North Justice Center West Justice Center Central District Court Santa Ana 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM Central Bankruptcy Court Santa Ana 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 1. All Orange County are now e File only, However, Family and Probate courts will still accept manual filings. 2. Nationwide Legal will e file for you, simply email your documents to efile@oc.nationwideasap.com. The cutoff time for e Filings is 10:30 PM (for large volume work please allow extra time). Roseville B. Santucci Justice Center Auburn Historic Courthouse Auburn Juvenile Courtroom Auburn Jail Courtroom Tahoe City Placer County 3:00PM* 4:00 PM 1:00 PM * 12:00 PM None Available 10:00 AM 3:00PM* None Available 1:00 PM * ** No Clerk's Office ** 3:00PM* None Available 1:30 PM * * Clerks office has restricted hours on Fridays. Monday through Thursday the clerks office closes at 3:00 PM. Fridays the clerk's office closes at 1:00 PM, on Fridays the suggested cutoff time is 11:00 AM. Drop boxed documents may take up to one week to process. Banning Blythe Corona* Hemet Indio Annex Court Indio Juvenile Court Indio Larson JC Moreno Valley Murrieta Southwest Justice Center Palm Springs Court Riverside Family Court Riverside Hall of Justice Riverside Historic Courthouse Riverside Juvenile Court Temecula Court Central District Court Riverside Central Bankruptcy Court Riverside Riverside County Nationwide Legal Riverside Office Phone : (951) 275 0071 Email : rscourt@nationwideasap.com 5:00 PM Fridays Only 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:30 PM * The Corona Courthouse does not have a filing window and is open for hearings only. 1. Drop boxed documents may take between one to two weeks to process. 7 of12
Sacramento County Sacramento Gordon D Shaber, Civil and Criminal WRR Family Relations Probate,Juvenile,Family Law Carol Miller Justice Center SC, Traffic, UD Juvenile Court Lorenzo Patino Hall of Justice Criminal and Jail 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM 6:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM Eastern District Court Sacramento Sacramento County Continued 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 3:00 PM 1. Sacramento Superior has reduced the amount of documents they will process over the counter. For a full list of accepted documents please visit: http://www.saccourt.ca.gov/civil/docs/pn amended civil front counter services.pdf. If the document you are submitting is not on this list we will be required to clock and drop them in the clerk's intake box. Documents are take approximately six to eight weeks to process. 2. Documents dropped in the drop box prior to 5:00 PM will be file stamped the date of submission. Hollister Small Claims and Civil Hollister Court Mediator and Family Law San Benito County Big Bear Fontana UD Only Joshua Tree Small Claims Rancho Cucamonga Criminal San Bernardino Victorville Criminal/Civil Central Courthouse Hall of Justice Family Law Madge Bradley Courthouse Kearney Mesa Juvenile Court East County ** North County South County ** San Bernardino County Nationwide Legal Riverside Office Phone : (951) 275 0071 Email : rscourt@nationwideasap.com 3:30 PM* None Available 1:30 PM * The Big Bear Courthouse is only open Tuesday to Thursday the first week of each month. Big Bear will be closed the remainder of the month and all filings will be handled through Victorville. ** The Needles Courthouse is only open Tuesday to Thursday the second week of the month, with the clerk's office closing at 3:00 PM on Thursdays. The drop box will be picked up daily Monday Friday excluding Holidays. San Diego County Nationwide Legal San Diego Office Phone : (619) 232 7500 Email : sdcourt@nationwideasap.com 3:30 PM* 5:00 PM 1:30 PM* Southern District Court San Diego (E File) 4:30 PM 5:50 PM 3:00 PM Southern Bankruptcy Court San Diego * All San Diego County close at 12:00 PM on Fridays. On Fridays our recommended cutoff is 10:00 AM ** The Civil Office for the East and South County courts are closed. These courts now only handled Family Law 1. The San Diego District court only accepts courtesy copies. All Filings must be e Filed. 8 of12
San Francisco County Civic Center Hall of Justice Manual Filings at San Francisco Superior Court E Filings at San Francisco Superior Court Northern District Court San Francisco * 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM Northern Bankruptcy Court San Francisco ** 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 5:00 PM 3:00 PM 1st Appellate District Court of Appeals 5:00 PM 3:00 PM Supreme Court 5:00 PM 3:00 PM * USDC no longer processes new cases over the counter. All new cases must be drop boxed and picked up the next day. ** The filing window at the USBC stops processing filings at 3:30 PM. 1. Documents submitted to SF Superior must be submitted at the window by 4:00 PM. Anyone waiting in line at that time will be asked to leave and come back the following business day without exception. 2. New Cases submitted to the USDC drop box will be processed on a first come first served basis. Drop boxed documents may not be available until the following business day. Juvenile Justice Center Lodi Manteca Stockton Stockton Family Law Tracy 1. Drop boxed documents may take between two to three days to process. San Joaquin County 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 2:00 PM **Closed** San Luis Obispo County Main Courthouse Paso Robles 1. Documents drop boxed after 4:00 PM will be processed and file stamped on the next business day. 4:00 PM 24 Hours 2:00 PM 4:00 PM None Available 12:00 NOON Redwood City Hall of Justice Consolidated Traffic Annex South San Francisco Central Humboldt Street Juvenile Court * As of April 3rd Closing at 2pm on Fridays San Mateo County * Both the Redwood City and South San Francisco Courthouses are close at 2:00 PM Monday through Friday. 2. All drop boxed documents requiring fees at the Redwood City Hall of Justice must have a check attached for the correct amount. 2:00 PM * 4:00 PM 12:00 PM * 2:00 PM * None Available 1:30 PM 2:00 PM * None Available 12:00 PM * 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 1:30 PM 3:30 PM None Available 1:30 PM 3. All documents for department 2 at the Humboldt Street location need to be processed through that department, if the department is in session or dark there is a drop box available. 9 of12
Anacapa Division Santa Barbara Figueroa Division Cook Division Santa Maria Miller Division Lompoc Division Solvang Division Central Bankruptcy Court Santa Barbara 1. Drop boxed documents can take up to a week to process. Santa Barbara County 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:30 PM Santa Clara County Downtown Superior Court 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM* Old Courthouse 3:00 PM None Available 2:00 PM Family Court 3:00 PM 2:00 PM Hall of Justice 3:00 PM 2:00 PM Juvenile Justice 3:00 PM 2:00 PM Terraine Courthouse 3:00 PM 2:00 PM Notre Dame Courthouse 3:00 PM 2::00 PM South County Courthouse 3:00 PM 1::00 PM 6th Appelllate Court of Appeals 5:00 PM originals only pls call Santa Clara Traffic 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 PM Sunnyvale 3:00 PM 1:00 PM Palo Alto 3:00 PM 1:00 PM Northern District Court San Jose Northern Bankruptcy Court San Jose * Suggested cutoff time is based on PDF filings. For driven work originating in San Francisco the suggested cutoff is 1:00PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 3:00 PM 1. The Downtown Superior Courthouse is split into two different lines for two rooms. Each room handles specific types of filings, when visiting the court please read the signs outside of each room to determine the correct line for you. 2. All drop boxed documents will be file stamped with the date submitted. All checks left with drop boxed documents must be made out to the correct amount. Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Civil and Criminal Watsonville Family and Small Claims ** Suggested cut off time for Drop Box is 3:00 PM * Cut off time is listed for Monday Thrusday. The suggested cut off time for Friday is 10:00 AM 3:00 PM** 5:00 PM ** 1:00 PM* 3:00 PM** 5:00 PM ** 1:00 PM* ** Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. They are closed the 3rd Tuesday of every month. The Watsonville Courthouse offers walk in assistance Tuesday through Thursday between 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM for Breach of Contract (Collection) Cases only. Redding Burney Eastern District Court Redding** Shasta County 2:00 PM 2 4:00 PM 12:00 PM 3:30 PM* 2 4:00 PM 12:00 PM* * The Burney location is only open the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 AM to 12:00 Pm and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. ** USDC does not accept filings at this location, only chambers copies, all filings must go through USDC Sacramento. 10 of12
Siskiyou County Dorris Happy Camp Weed Yreka Main Fairfield Hall of Justice Fairfield Law and Justice Center Vallejo Solano Justice Center 1. Drop boxed documents take one to two business days to process. Solano County 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:00 PM Santa Rosa Hall of Justice Civil and Family Law Empire College Annex Juvenile Justice Center Sonoma County Northern Bankruptcy Court Santa Rosa * Both the Empire and Juvenile locations close for lunch between 12:00 and 1:00 PM. 3:30 PM None Available 12:30 PM* Drive 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM* PDF 5:00 PM* 5:00 PM 1:30 PM* PDF 3:30 PM* 5:00 PM 1:30 PM*PDF 3:30 PM None Available 12:30 PM 1. Sonoma county only processes documents with an upcoming hearing date over the counter. All other documents must be drop boxed. Drop boxed items take between 15 days to 1 month to be processed. Modesto 5:00 PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM FRIDAYS 12:00 PM 5:00 PM 10:30 AM City Towers Civil, Small Claims, and Probate 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:00 PM IV D 3:00PM * None Available 2:00 PM Juvenile Court 3:00 PM None Available 2:00 PM Family Law 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 2:00 PM Ceres 3:00 PM None Available 2:00 PM Eastern Bankruptcy Court Modesto * Effective February 4th, 2013 the IV D Clerk office will close at 12:00 PM on Fridays. Stanislaus County 1. Guardianships, Conservatorships, Adoptions, Family Law and Juvenile dependencies are processed at the 1100 I Street Location. Their hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM 2. Small claims has reduced its hours to 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM 3. Drop boxed documents may take up to a week to be processed. Yuba City West Criminal Yuba City East Civil, Family, and Small Claims Sutter County Red Bluff Tehama County 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 10:00 AM 11 of12
Tulare County Visalia Juvenile Justice Center Porterville Dinuba* Family Law Facilitator * On Tuesdays the Dinuba branch only hear Traffic Cases. 1. Drop boxed documents may take up to a week to process; *Suggested cut off for DropBox is 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00:00 PM* 1:30 PM Tuolumne County Sonora Historic Courthouse 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM Sonora Branch Court 3:00 PM 4:30 PM 1:00 PM 1. Drop boxed documents will be processed with the date submitted, however, it may take up to a week to process Ventura County Ventura Hall of Justice Oxnard Probate and Juvenile Court 1. Drop boxed documents take between two to seven day to be processed. 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:30 PM Yolo County Woodland 1. If the documents are not at the window by 3:00 PM all documents must be drop boxed. 2. Drop boxed documents may take up to a week to process. 3:00 PM 1:00 PM Marysville Richard Shoenig Annex Yuba County Federal Court e Filing regulations Currently all require a courtesy copy delivery of filed documents by noon (12:00pm) the next business day. Last Update:8/4/2015 12 of12