| Case Type | Filing Courthouse | Filing Date | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Civil (General Jurisdiction) | Stanley Mosk Courthouse | Beginning 03/15/2000 | Not all documents filed or generated by the Court within the filing date range are available. Newly-filed and previously filed/generated, are added on a daily basis. |
| Central Civil West Courthouse | On or before April 13, 2018 | If your civil document that was filed at Central Civil West is not available electronically, you can contact the Stanley Mosk Courthouse | |
| For others please contact the courthouse directly. | Beginning 03/15/2000 | Not all documents filed or generated by the Court within the filing date range are available. Newly-filed and previously filed/generated, are added on a daily basis. | |
| Small Claims | All | 01/21/1988 - present | |
| Limited Civil (includes Unlawful Detainer/Eviction) | All | 01/01/1970 - present | |
| Family Law | All | 05/01/2000 - present | |
| Probate | All | 01/01/2001 - present | Not all documents filed or generated by the Court within the filing date range are available. Newly-filed and previously filed/generated, are added on a daily basis. |
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Note: If your document is not available electronically, you can contact the courthouse handling the case.
You need to provide a valid case number to locate case documents. If you do not have the case number, you can find it by using the search for case number by name. Each search incurs a public access fee to reimburse the Court for the costs of providing public access to its electronic records in accordance with California Rule of Court 2.506 and Government Code Section 68150(l).
You will be charged for each case document downloaded
| Document Download Fee Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Documents 1-5 pages per document (fee per page) | $1.00 |
| 6+ additional pages per document (fee per page) | $0.40 |
| Maximum per document | $40.00 |
Note: As case documents are imaged via an automated system, they may occasionally include blank pages. The document download fees are assessed based on the total number of pages in the document image including blank pages.
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