efiling for Self Represented Litigants (SRL s) A Practical Perspective 1
efiling States & Jurisdictions Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming (Federal Court) Connecticut Washington DC Delaware Florida Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota (And now ) Massachusetts Rhode Island Georgia Missouri Tennessee Hawaii Montana Texas Idaho Nebraska Utah Illinois Nevada Vermont 2
efiling States & Jurisdictions for Self Represented Litigants Arkansas California Colorado (small claims, 2 counties) Florida Georgia Iowa Hawaii Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nevada (Mandatory! Only one so far?) New Hampshire (small claims) New Jersey Ohio Rhode Island South Dakota Pennsylvania Utah (sort of, thru 3 rd party prov.) Vermont Wisconsin (mandatory for small claims if > 10 cases filed) Federal Courts (like bankruptcy PathFinder or U.S. District Court, Eastern Dist of Missouri) 3
SRL efiling, Some of the Challenges Design SRL efiling to fit existing legal requirements --- OR --- Modify the legal environment to accommodate SRL efiling (Notarization for example ) 4
SRL efiling Challenges & Issues efiling of data or documents or both? Verification of identity/registration Filing fee & other payments Service (on opposing parties ) How much front end user orientation? Huge existing investment in document guides and completion services (A2J ) 5
SRL efiling Issues Initial/Subsequent Multiple guides necessary for each case category if using document interviews ( TurboTax model) Integrity, quality, accuracy of submissions, especially for court records relayed externally, for example: 6
Data/Document Distribution Challenge Data Distribution Map South Dakota s Protection Order system (now a component of Tyler s Odyssey package as of Sept 2013) Metro Communications (joint Sioux Falls law enforcement inter-agency cooperative computer system) State Radio a South Dakota state-level law enforcement information and communications system NCIC National Crime Information Center (Federal) 911 Dispatch Center Sioux Falls Police Department Minnehaha County Sheriff SD Highway Patrol (State Troopers) Sioux Falls Police Department SD Highway Patrol (State Troopers) ATF Minnehaha County Sheriff SD Game Fish & Parks DEA Minnehaha County Sheriff SD Game Fish & Parks US State Dept. US Marshals Service SD Highway Patrol (State Troopers) Jailers ICE Lincoln County Sheriff s Department Driver Licensing DCI Court Service Officers Homeland Security Canton Police Department Tribal Police Updated Oct 2013, prepared by 2 nd Judicial Circuit, Court Admin, Sioux Falls Brandon Police UJSWeb2nd@ujs.state.sd.us Department [Some data recipients appear twice if they 7 receive multiple but separate data access paths]
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Systems Development & Trends, National Perspective Ray Samnani Senior Solutions Consultant Tyler Technologies 9
Iowa s Experience Kent Wirth District Court Administrator Council Bluffs 10
Florida s Experience Michael Bridenback Circuit Administrator 13 th Circuit, Tampa 11
South Dakota s Experience Karl Thoennes Circuit Administrator 2 nd Circuit, Sioux Falls 12
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Some references Florida s YouTube Orientation video for SRL s: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffu6jwg53zo&feature=youtu.be National Center for State Courts, Resource Guide www.ncsc.org/topics/technology/electronic-filing/resource-guide.aspx Index of current court efiling sites & portals www.ncsc.org/topics/technology/electronic-filing/state-links.aspx 14
Future Trends & Development? Q&A 15
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