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Quick reference guide to service address in Fourth District

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FILINGS IN COURT OF APPEAL


SERVICE ON DISTRICT-WIDE AGENCIES: ADI and AG

ADI (all divisions)

Attorney General (all divisions)


SERVICE ON COUNTY AGENCIES


DIVISION ONE COUNTY AGENCIES INCLUDE:

San Diego County

Superior Court

Imperial County

Juvenile Court (if different service address)

DIVISION TWO

District Attorney

Inyo County

Public Defender

Riverside County

Any conflict Public Defenders

San Bernardino County

County Counsel

DIVISION THREE

Juvenile defense offices

Orange County

 


Important: Check this page every time you are ready to serve a document. An agency may have changed service location or agreed to email service.

Updated February 4th, 2021.


 


Service address for criminal cases is used for juvenile delinquency cases unless otherwise indicated.

Rules for cover email

Subject line: The e-mail subject line should state the appellate case number, client’s name and document being served. If serving a superior court, include the trial judge’s name in the subject line. For example:

 

D063897-Smith, AOB, Judge_____

Body of email: Include the superior court case number and identify the individual attorney or attorneys from the served agency who handled the proceeding below – i.e., the deputy district attorney, public defender, county counsel, juvenile defense or minor’s attorney. For example:

 

Superior court number _____. Attn: _____ [trial counsel name]

Confidentiality warning: In juvenile dependency and delinquency and other confidential cases, attorneys should add the following language at the start of the body of the email transmitting the e-service document:

 
 

By law, the attachment is confidential. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 827; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.401(b).) If you are not an authorized recipient under the law, you may not open it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email without reading it.

If the case is not a juvenile one, substitute the appropriate citation in the parentheses. Confidential records are discussed at http://www.adi-sandiego.com/practice/conf_records.asp and at California Rules of Court, rules 8.45-8.47.

 

COURT OF APPEAL
HARD COPY FILINGS IN COURT OF APPEAL STREET ADDRESS
Fourth Appellate District,
Division One
750 B Street, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101
Fourth Appellate District, Division Two 3389 Twelfth St., Riverside, CA 92501
Fourth Appellate District,
Division Three
601 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701

E-filing is mandatory in the reviewing court. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.71(a).) Certain exceptions apply. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.71(b)-(d) [self-represented parties, trial courts, and undue hardship or significant prejudice].) Filing of paper copies is governed by California Rules of Court, rule 8.44(b) [Documents filed in a Court of Appeal].

 


E-FILINGS AND E-SUBMISSIONS IN COURT OF APPEAL TYPES OF DOCUMENTS INSTRUCTIONS
California Rules of Court Rule 8.71 All documents https://www.courts.ca.gov/4dca-efile.htm

 

SERVICE ON DISTRICT-WIDE AGENCIES: ADI and AG

AGENCY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES
ADI (all divisions)    
All Filings eservice-court@adi-sandiego.com  
Attorney General (all divisions) SDAG.Docketing@doj.ca.gov
If Los Angeles AG is handling the case, service is at DocketingLAAWT@doj.ca.gov.
Criminal division, San Diego office (covers entire Fourth District)

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

 

DIVISION ONE

 

SAN DIEGO COUNTY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES
San Diego County Superior Court    
Non-juvenile cases (e.g., civil, family, probate, and criminal) Appeals.Central@SDCourt.ca.gov Add trial judge's name to subject line
Juvenile cases (both delinquency and dependency) BRIEFS ONLY Appeals.Juvenile@SDCourt.CA.Gov Add trial judge's name to subject line
Juvenile cases (both delinquency and dependency): DOCUMENTS OTHER THAN BRIEFS 2851 Meadowlark Drive, San Diego, CA 92123 Address should include:  "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
San Diego County District Attorney DA.Appellate@sdcda.org Add trial deputy's name to email text.
San Diego County Public Defender    
Primary Public Defender (PPD) ppd.eshare@sdcounty.ca.gov Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Alternate Public Defender (APD) apd.eshare@sdcounty.ca.gov Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Multiple Conflicts Office (MCO)

mco.eshare@sdcounty.ca.gov

Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Office of Assigned Counsel (OAC)

Contact individual private attorney.

 
San Diego County Counsel    
Dependency cases SDCCJD.Appeals@sdcounty.ca.gov Add trial counsel's name to email text.
LPS cases

SDCCLPS.Appeals@sdcounty.ca.gov

Add trial counsel's name to email text.
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego    
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego 1 Zamanib@dlssd.org Add name of client's trial counsel to email text.
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego 2 zangarib@dlssd.org Add name of client's trial counsel to email text.
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego 3 arrolladol@dlssd.org Add name of client's trial counsel to email text.
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego 4 navarrop@dlssd.org Add name of client's trial counsel to email text.
Dependency Legal Services of San Diego 5 mccabec@dlssd.org Add name of client's trial counsel to email text.
Children's Legal Services of San Diego 1 cls.appeals@clssandiego.org Add name of minor's trial counsel to email text.
Children's Legal Services of San Diego 2 cls.appeals@clssandiego.org Add name of minor's trial counsel to email text.
The "l" in email addresses is lower case L, not a numeral 1 or a capital I.

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

 

IMPERIAL COUNTY>
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES
Imperial County Superior Court

 

 

Non-juvenile cases (e.g., civil, family, probate, and criminal) 939 Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243 Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Juvenile cases (both delinquency and dependency) 324 Applestille Rd., El Centro, CA 92243 Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Imperial County District Attorney County Administration Building, 940 West Main Street, Suite 102, El Centro, CA 92243 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name].
Imperial County Public Defender ElviraGil@co.imperial.ca.us Add trial deputy's name to email text
Imperial County Counsel 940 W. Main St. Suite 205, El Centro, CA 92243 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Juvenile Defender ElviraGil@co.imperial.ca.us Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL


DIVISION TWO

 

INYO COUNTY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES
Inyo County Superior Court 168 N. Edwards Street, P.O. Drawer U, Independence, CA 93526 Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Inyo County District Attorney inyoda@inyocounty.us Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Inyo County Public Defender Defense work is handled by contracts with private attorneys. See State Bar Website for contact information.  
Inyo County Counsel 168 N. Edwards St. PO Box M, Independence, CA 93526 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Inyo Juvenile Defender Defense work is handled by contracts with private attorneys. See State Bar Website for contact information.  

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

RIVERSIDE COUNTY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES
Riverside County Superior Court (criminal and juvenile) appealsteam@riverside.courts.ca.gov Subject line of mail should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]." Documents received after 4:00 p.m. will be deemed filed the following day.
Riverside County District Attorney Appellate-unit@rivcoda.org Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Riverside County Public Defender Criminal:LOPDAppellateUnit@rivco.org
Delinquency:LOPD-RIV.Juvenile@rivco.org
Add trial deputy's name to email text.
Riverside County Counsel countycounsel@rivco.org
 
Riverside Juvenile Defender 9991 County Farm Road, Room 118, Riverside, CA 92503 Address should include: "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES

San Bernardino County Superior Court

   
Non-juvenile cases appeals@sb-court.org Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Juvenile cases appeals@sb-court.org Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
San Bernardino County District Attorney appellateservices@sbcda.org Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
San Bernardino County Public Defender Appellate Services Unit, 364 North Mountain View Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0008 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
San Bernardino County Counsel cc-appeals@cc.sbcounty.gov Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
San Bernardino Juvenile Defender All dependency cases are contracted out to private attorneys. See State Bar website for contact information.  

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

DIVISION THREE

 

ORANGE COUNTY ADDRESS FOR SERVICE NOTES

Orange County Superior Court

   
Non-juvenile cases 700 Civic Center Drive West, 1st Fl.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Juvenile cases Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868-3205 Address should include: "Attn: Judge [name of trial judge]."
Orange County District Attorney Appellate@da.ocgov.com Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Orange County Public Defender Offices    
Public Defender 801 W. Civic Center Drive, Ste. 400, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Alternate Public Defender (APD) 600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Ste. 600 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Associate Public Defender 600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 705
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Orange County Counsel    
Juvenile Writs and Appeals Unit (dependency cases) OCCoCo.Appeals-Service@coco.ocgov.com Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
LPS Unit James.Harvey@coco.ocgov.com Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Orange County Juvenile Defense    
Public Defender Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 City Drive South, Suite 307, Orange, CA 92868-3205 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
Juvenile Defenders 12371 Lewis St, Ste. 201, Garden Grove, CA 92840 Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."
LaFlamme, Law Offices of hlaflamme@gmail.com Address should include "Attn. [trial deputy's name]."

RULES FOR COVER EMAIL

 


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