California Court Expands Use of Electronic Filing to Battle Budget Reductions and Reduce Filing Lines

Novato, CA, February 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Recently, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange posted an advisory on their website: “eFILING AVAILABLE FOR ALL CIVIL CASES.” The advisory speaks to the court’s desire to run more efficiently while faced with looming state budget cuts. In a recent report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), several Superior Courts in California were identified as overfunded, though long lines at many courts’ filing windows and reduced hours seem to tell an entirely different story. The LAO’s claim has already received a strong, public rebuttal from the San Francisco Superior Court.

While the LAO and courts continue their debate, Orange County Superior Court is taking action. In early 2010, the Court contracted with Novato based One Legal LLC to build and manage an electronic portal to the Court that allows legal professionals to electronically file and serve legal documents for Civil cases in a secure environment. The Court’s website states, “Because the Court expects there to be less money to operate the courts in the future, we must find less costly ways to process the existing volume of filings with fewer staff. The new eFiling system will reduce the cost to the Court by delivering both the document and information about the document directly into the Court’s data systems.”

A fifty percent increase in expected filings within the first six months is proof the new system is working. “This is another step in the Orange County Superior Court’s transition to an all electronic record that provides better, faster access to court records for everyone at a lower cost to the taxpayer,” said Orange County Court Executive Officer Alan Carlson in an eFiling case study done by One Legal.

“We’re very pleased we’ve been able to provide the Orange County Superior Court with an eFiling solution that fits their needs,” said Robert DeFilippis, President and Chief Operating Officer at One Legal. He added, “Our success with Civil case types paves the way for adding additional eServices for Orange County Superior Court filers, like the ability to support Probate case types before the end of Q1-2011.” Access to eFiling with Orange County Superior court is available through the court’s website at www.occourt.org or at www.onelegal.com/orangecounty.

About One Legal LLC - Based in Novato, California, One Legal is an established leader in online court services. The company’s services are used by more than 20,000 customers, which include law firms, corporations, insurance carriers and state and local agencies

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