San Bernardino — Probate Ineligible List

Source: https://sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/probatedocumentsineligibleforefiling.pdf

Documents Ineligible for eFiling Probate Cases

Revised on 9/11/2026

Ineligible for all case types: • Appeal Filings – Use eAppeals for appeal filings • Documents Filed Under Seal or Provisionally Under Seal Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 2.551 (the motion to file under seal and properly redacted documents may be electronically filed) • Copy, Certification, and Exemplification Requests • Documents for In Camera Review • Documents in Sealed Cases, Including False Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 12650, Et Seq.) and Actions Under Insurance Code § 1871.7, While the Case Remains Under Seal • Exhibits that are Physical Objects and that Cannot be Comprehensibly Viewed in an Electronic Format • Exhibits to be Offered at Trial or an Evidentiary Hearing • Lodged Documents, Including Administrative Records and Notices of Lodgment • Peremptory Challenges or Challenges for Cause of a Judicial Officer Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 170.1, 170.3 And 170.6 • Request To File New Litigation by Vexatious Litigant • Bonds and Undertakings • Mandatory Settlement Conference or Mediation Briefs • Request for Accommodation by Person with Disabilities (MC410) (ADA Requests) • Subpoenas and Subpoenaed Documents

Ineligible for Civil: • Original Wills and Codicils • Writs of Execution and Abstracts of Judgment • Certified Death Certificates • Affidavits re: Real Property of Small Value (DE-305) • Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorship Filings • Initial Elder Abuse filings- all subsequent filing will be accepted via eFile