You may file multiple pleadings in a single submission with one exception. Currently, the Court requires that Motions and Proposed Orders be submitted as separate submissions. Our recommendation, however, is that you submit each pleading as a separate submission. We recommend this due to the Court’s inability, within their system, to accept “part” of a […]
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File a document for a party that does not exist on the case
In many instances, when e-filing a document the Court requires you select an “existing party” on the case for which your filing pertains to. For example, in the case of a Motion, you will be asked to select the party you are filing the motion on behalf of, or in the case of a Return […]
Number of pleadings that can be filed per transaction
When submitting a new filing, you only want to submit one pleading per transaction. For example, if you have a Motion and a Memo in Support of that Motion that you would like recorded and filed with the Court as separate documents, then they should be submitted in two separate transactions. If in the alternative, […]
Delete or discard a filing
You may discard or delete any filing with a DRAFT or REJECTED status by simply opening the filing, and clicking the DISCARD link in the upper-right corner.
Court Announcement: 4 Case Types Temporarily Removed from E-Filing
Please read the following announcement from the Utah Courts The following case types are being removed from Utah State eFiling for the time being. Modifications are needed for the Court to handle these filings. We will let you know when resources have been allocated to make the necessary modifications. Please remove the following Case Types […]
View filing’s acceptance date and time for a document
The only indication provided on the actual electronic document as to the date and time the document was filed is the digital signature that accompanies that document. That digital signature, however, may not display the exact time the document was submitted or filed via Green Filing, but rather the date and time the document was […]
Last minute filings REJECTED by the Clerk
As of now, this scenario is handled on a case by case basis and may require that you contact the Court to address any issues. In an attempt to prevent any issues we highly recommend you do the following if you are filing a document just before a filing deadline. Double and triple check your […]
Notifications for accepted and rejected filings
When your filing is processed by the Court, Green Filing will generate an email notice to the email address associated with your Green Filing account. That notice will provide an indication as to whether the document was accepted or rejected. If rejected, a reason for the rejection will be provided in the email so that […]
Clerk and Court to review times
The Utah Courts have adopted an “auto-accept” policy which means that the vast majority of documents submitted via e-filing are automatically accepted and fully docketed within minutes of filing.
Discern whether a document was filed electronically or in traditional paper format when viewing the Case Docket
When you add a case to your profile within the Green Filing system, for any document that is available for viewing electronically a link will be provided (along with a file name) that allows you to download and view the filing. Documents that have been stamped by the Court (and appear to be scanned) have […]