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Apr. 30, 2026
How e-filing lets tiny errors kill big cases
E-filing systems increasingly allow minor technical or formatting mistakes to trigger document rejections that can jeopardize deadlines and effectively determine the outcome of major cases.
Ciarán O’Sullivan
Ciarán has litigated trusts and estates disputes in trial and appellate courts since 1998. He is a member of the executive committee of the California Lawyers Association's Trusts and Estates section.
I enjoyed Edwin Hong's article last Thursday about the epidemic of unnecessary rejection of e-filings by over-zealous filing clerks, and the often-lengthy delays before the filer learns of the rejection. ("Death by rejection: The clerk's office as an unwitting adversary," Daily Journal, April 23, 2026.).
Many of us litigators share his exasperati...
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