The instructions below illustrate how to bulk eFile a vacation letter or Leave of Absence into multiple cases. These instructions are also featured in a training video here.
At the Dashboard, click on the Leave of Absence button underneath the blue Start Filing button to begin.
In the Vacation Letter Options tab, enter a Leave of Absence Filing Name to provide a name for your bulk filing. Click the Location dropdown menu to select a court location, then select the Filing Attorney dropdown menu to select a filing attorney. Change the filer in the Created By dropdown menu from "Myself" to "My Firm" if needed. Click the blue Filing button at the lower right hand corner to continue.
On the Filing tab, select either eFile Only or eFile and Serve as your Filing type. Entera Filing Description and, if needed, a Client Reference Number and Comments to Court. Click the Select File button to upload your document. Once finished, click the blue Cases button at the lower right hand corner to continue.
On the Cases tab, use the Filter options at the right side of the page - Created By, Location, Case Number, Date Range, and the Created By radio button - to filter through either the account's or the firm's Filing History to locate the cases to file into. Once done, click the blue Apply Filter button to apply your search filters.
- PLEASE NOTE: Any cases that are grayed out in your filing history are not available for this bulk filing.
Either use the Select All slider at the upper left of the Filing History screen to select all the cases below, or scroll down through your Filing History and select your cases using the check boxes on the left of the case number. Once your desired cases are selected, click the Fees button at the lower right hand corner to continue.
This takes you to the Bulk Fees page.
To apply one payment to all cases, click the Apply Payment Account to All Drafts dropdown menu to select your Payment Account, then click the blue Apply to All button to apply the payment account to all cases below. Click the Apply Filing Attorney to All Drafts dropdown menu to select the attorney filing the vacation letter into the cases below, then click the blue Apply to All button.
- NOTE: You can also scroll down and apply different payment accounts and different attorneys to different cases.
Click the blank checkboxes next to each of the Submission Agreements for each court location to accept them.
Select the Party Responsible for Fees for each case, then click Calculate Fees. Once the Fee Details populate, click the blue Submit button at the lower right hand corner to submit your bulk filing.
The Bulk Submitting window should appear to notify you that your submissions are in progress. You may then click the blue Return to Dashboard button to head back to your Filer Dashboard.
Once you are back at the Filer Dashboard, you should see new filing envelopes created for each case you filed into in the Filing History tile.