Pursuant to Administrative Order 09-12, electronic filing will be mandatory in the Eighth Judicial District Court on February 1, 2010 for all Civil and Domestic case filings.
Criminal filings will continue to be accepted over the counter at this time and may also be electronically filed.
Our current E-File vendor is Wiznet. Their website address is www.wiznet.com; their customer service telephone number is (800) 297-5377.
The court will provide a limited number of workstations for filing in the Courthouse for use by pro se litigants.
If you have any questions about the Court’s requirements or processes, you can contact the Eighth Judicial District Court’s Wiznet desk at 702-671-0514 (Civil/Criminal) and (702) 455-5941 or (702) 455-2357 (Family).
#1 by The Lone Ranger - January 25th, 2010 at 21:10
$6.00 per filing is just outrageous, even for law firms, because they will be passing this on to the client. I honestly hope that someone, somewhere, in Las Vegas has prepared a lawsuit that will successfully put this ridiculously high fee per filing on hold temporarily, if not forever.
This is especially true when one looks at the quality of WIZNET in general - shoddy at best. If you are in a law firm or have access to this service, analyze any case your law firm has filed and you will likely find inconsistencies as follows: (a) The dates in the left column (similar to a docket sheet) on occasion do not even match up with the actual date on the clerk’s file stamp on the document (how hard is this really to match up?), (b) sometimes documents that actually have been filed (and can be seen as a docket entry on Odyssey) are simply not listed on the “docket sheet” portion of the computer sheet and are thus irretrievable, and (c) the response time to get the document “reviewed,” accepted and “filed” is hours or longer.
In my opinion, this is simply bad customer service and I’m surprised that the court system here actually is using WIZNET as the actualy service provider with their very high fees.
A better solution would be to divert soe of the initial filing fee for each action to WIZNET or whatever service provider is actually chosen, considering that, “in theory,” the clerk’s office could seriously get rid of a lot of their clerks, considering that a lot of their job duties won’t be needed anymore. Was this option thought of previously?
#2 by Tzi - February 4th, 2010 at 10:37
The order was issued 6 months ago and the first week is hardly smooth! Guess they need to get it together! And of course, they don’t answer the phone!
#3 by Michael - February 24th, 2010 at 09:44
The court started exploring e-filing more than seven years ago when most courts in the nation were still exploring scanning of documents. The court made it mandatory for complex cases to be filed electronically in the court. At the time, the court did not have a way to purchase and install an electronic filing system. Also, this area was still being explored and not many firms had developed a viable system. The court selected WizNet to assist in making electronic filing a reality. It was determined that the cost of the system would be supported by user fees. Conversely, the PACER system put in place by the Federal Courts was developed with taxes and is owned by the U.S. Courts.
The $6 cost to file a document in the District Court covers the cost of the software required to process the documents and prepare them for acceptance by the court. Files can be transferred between a law firm and the court in minutes, reducing the need to wait in line at the courthouse. In addition, the $6 can be avoided all together by filing in person at the Court Clerk Counter. The court accepts filings at 200 Lewis Avenue, Third Floor, and does not charge the $6 fee. The fee is essentially a convenience fee and allows the firm or an individual to avoid a long line.