About California Southern Bankruptcy Court

California Southern Bankruptcy Court is based in San Diego. The court has jurisdiction in the state of California for the two-county region, comprised of Imperial and San Diego counties.

California Southern Bankruptcy Court is part of the Ninth Circuit which encompasses the federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Marianas, Oregon, and Washington.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

California Southern Bankruptcy Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.1). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is thirty-five (35) megabytes. CM/ECF for California Southern Bankruptcy Court is available at:

Electronic Self-Representation (eSR) is an online tool to help individuals complete a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy petition when they have decided to file bankruptcy without an attorney. eSR is available at:

Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) is an online tool to help creditors easily create, file, or amend a Proof of Claim (Official Form 410) without a login or password. ePOC is available at:

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone number for California Southern Bankruptcy Court is:

• 619-557-5620