In re Reinstatement of Elec. Filing Pilot Program in Richland Cnty., Appellate Case No. 2015-002439

• Decision Date: 16 February 2018
• Docket Number: Appellate Case No. 2015-002439
• Citation: 422 S.C. 95,810 S.E.2d 254 (Mem)
• Parties: RE: REINSTATEMENT OF ELECTRONIC FILING PILOT PROGRAM IN RICHLAND COUNTY
• Court: South Carolina Supreme Court

422 S.C. 95
810 S.E.2d 254 (Mem)

RE: REINSTATEMENT OF ELECTRONIC FILING PILOT PROGRAM IN RICHLAND COUNTY

Appellate Case No. 2015-002439

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

February 16, 2018

ORDER

422 S.C. 95

On November 14, 2017, the Pilot Program for the Electronic Filing (E-Filing) of documents

810 S.E.2d 255

in the Court of Common Pleas was expanded to include Richland County. However, E-Filing was suspended in Richland County by Order dated November 16, 2017, due to unforeseen technical issues that made E-Filing problematic for attorneys and court personnel. Based on the substantial work performed by South Carolina Judicial Department and Richland County staff, the technical issues that adversely affected E-Filing have been remedied.

Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution,

IT IS ORDERED that the Pilot Program for the E-Filing of documents in the Court of Common Pleas, which was established by Order dated December 1, 2015, shall be reinstated in Richland County effective March 8, 2018. Effective March 8, 2018, all filings in all common pleas cases commenced or pending in Richland County must be E-Filed if the party is represented by an attorney, unless the type of case or the type of filing is excluded from the Pilot Program. The counties currently designated for mandatory E-Filing are as follows:

422 S.C. 96

                Aiken Allendale Anderson Bamberg
                Barnwell Beaufort Cherokee Clarendon
                Colleton Edgefield Georgetown Greenville
                Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper
                Kershaw Laurens Lee Lexington
                McCormick Newberry Oconee Pickens
                Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Williamsburg
                York — Effective February 27, 2018 Richland — Reinstated March 8, 2018
                

Attorneys should refer to the South Carolina Electronic Filing Policies and Guidelines, which were adopted by the Supreme Court on October 28, 2015, and the training materials available on the E-Filing Portal page at ...