About California Southern District Court

California Southern District Court is based in San Diego, with locations in El Centro and 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 District 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 District Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.3). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is thirty-five (35) megabytes. CM/ECF for California Southern District Court is available at:

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

• 619-557-5600