Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Fresno California Seeks CMS


The Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, is seeking one replacement case management system for two legacy case management systems – Banner and CCMS V2 - implementing in stages, one CMS for all case types.

LegalXML ECF 4.01 Approved as Committee Specification - Updated 12/9/12


We learned today that the LegalXML ECF committee has voted to approve the 4.01 draft and has forwarded it as a candidate OASIS specification.  Version 4.01 is a maintenance release that addresses minor schema and definition issues.

To view the specification click here.


Monday, November 12, 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012

Keeping Authentication Simple


Courts have concerns about the use of their published electronic information.  The following excellent article recommends some solutions.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Sacramento Superior Court Announces Statewide CMS RFP


Sacramento Superior Court seeks to enter into a Master Software license and Services Agreement with suitable vendors for an enterprise case management solution capable of replacing the antiquated CMS's for the Superior Courts of California.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Illinois Supreme Court Approves Statewide E-Filing Standards


By Illinois Supreme Court press release, October 24, 2012

Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court announced new statewide standards and new and amended Supreme Court rules that will allow all courts in Illinois to begin electronic filing of court documents in civil cases.

Friday, October 26, 2012

E-Filing and Online Dispute Resolution



The Canadian Forum on Court Technology generated some ideas on how E-Filing and ODR could potentially complement one another.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Pennsylvania Courts Announce Online Forms


A press release from the Pennsylvania Courts on October 18, 2012 describes their new Internet forms are designed to "break down language barriers for families".