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Rules: Electronic Filing and Service (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
As part of the Rules Modernization Project, the Information Technology Advisory Committee and the Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommend amending several California Rules of Court related to electronic service and electronic filing. The amendments are intended to improve the organization of the rules; improve the rules’ consistency with the Code of Civil Procedure, including consistency with recently enacted legislation; and reduce redundancies between the rules and the Code of Civil Procedure.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Information Technology Advisory Committee and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2018, amend rules 2.250, 2.251, 2.252, 2.253, 2.254, 2.255, 2.256, 2.257, and 2.259 to ensure consistency, improve clarity, and reduce redundancy between the California Rules of Court and the Code of Civil Procedure.