E-filing will be another enhancement to the Judicial Branch Internet services provided to Judges, attorneys, court personnel, litigants, self-represented party and the public.
 

What is e-filing?

E-filing allows enrolled attorneys and court staff to submit and access documents electronically via the Internet from 6:30 AM through 4:00 AM. The hours between 4:00 AM and 6:30 AM are used for system maintenance and updating. The system may also be offline on the first and third Saturdays of the month between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

No more lugging cartons of files to the courtroom, no more sifting through avalanches of paper to find the pleading/motion that the Judge needs.

With e-filing, documents can be filed or accessed in any location, at any time and with basic equipment and basic computer knowledge. In fact, the entire case processing may be performed through the e-filing system from writ entry to disposition, including scheduling, payment of fees and notice transmissions.

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Government and the private sector are moving away from paper as they conduct their daily business. Consequently, the shift away from paper has created a greater reliance on the Internet. It is a shift that has already met success in various Federal Courts throughout the country, including the U.S. District Court of Connecticut which began accepting e-filing in January 2004.

The reduction of paper usage and our reliance upon it in the workplace not only affects us in our daily environment but in time will have a far-reaching impact on our natural resources.

That is not to say that documents will no longer be available in paper—all files can be printed out and viewed as before.

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The following case types can be filed electronically:

All of the following case types may be initiated electronically as of the dates noted in parentheses. Any exceptions are noted. Documents in the case types listed may be electronically filed in all of the following case types. When you initiate a case electronically, you are required to retain the original case initiation documents throughout the pendency of the action, including any appeal period and appellate process.

Beginning September 1, 2009, e-filing of all foreclosure matters will be mandatory for attorneys and firms without an exclusion from electronic services requirements. 

Beginning December 5, 2009, e-filing of all other civil case types will be mandatory for attorneys and firms without an exclusion from electronic services requirements. 

Eminent Domain (cases initiated on or after August 22, 2009) 

Note: These Eminent Domain case types will not be initiated electronically, but all subsequent motions, pleadings or documents will be filed electronically. 

• E00 – State Highway Condemnation

• E10 – Redevelopment Condemnation

• E20 – Other State or Municipal Agencies

• E30 – Public Utilities & Gas Transmission Companies

• E90 – All other

Miscellaneous (cases initiated on or after August 22, 2009) 

• M00 – Injunction

• M10 – Receivership

• M20 – Mandamus

• M40 – Arbitration

• M50 – Declaratory Judgment

• M63 – Bar Discipline

• M66 – Bar Discipline – Reinstatement

• M68 – Bar Discipline – Inactive Status

• M90 – All other

Property (cases initiated on or after February 27, 2006) 

• P00 – Foreclosures

• P10 – Partition

• P20 – Quiet Title/Discharge of Mortgage or Lien

• P90 – All other

Torts (Other than Vehicular): 

• T02 – Defective Premises- Private Snow or Ice (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)

• T03 – Defective Premises- Private Other (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)

• T11 – Defective Premises- Public Snow or Ice (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)

• T12 – Defective Premises- Public Other (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)

• T20 – Products Liability - Other than Vehicular (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T28 – Malpractice - Medical (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T29 – Malpractice - Legal (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T30 – Malpractice - All other (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T40 – Assault and Battery (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T50 – Defamation (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T61 – Animals - Dog (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T69 – Animals - Other (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T70 – False Arrest (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T71 – Fire Damage (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• T90 – All other (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

Vehicular Torts: 

• V01 – Motor Vehicles* - Driver and/or Passenger(s) vs. Driver(s) (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V04 – Motor Vehicles* - Pedestrian vs. Driver (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V05 – Motor Vehicles* - Property Damage Only (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)

• V06 – Motor Vehicle* - Products Liability including Warranty (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V09 – Motor Vehicle* - All other (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V10 – Boats (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V20 – Airplanes (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V30 – Railroads (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V40 – Snowmobiles (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

• V90 – All other (cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)

* Motor Vehicles include cars, trucks, motorcycles and motor scooters 

Wills, Estates and Trusts (cases initiated on or after August 22, 2009) 

• W00 – Probate Appeals

• W10 – Construction of Wills and Trusts

• W90 – All other

The e-filing project will consist of multiple phases with the ultimate objective of creating a fully integrated paperless electronic filing system for all Civil and Family Matters statewide.

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