Key Developments
- Service Restoration with Caveats: California’s dominant e-filing platform eFileCA announced resolution of a major AWS cloud outage on October 20, 2025, but users continue experiencing email delays for filing confirmations and court notifications as of 7:54 AM PT on October 21, 2025.
- Core Filing Capabilities Restored: Both eFile and re: Search services are accepting and processing legal document submissions again after the Tyler Technologies-managed system suffered disruptions linked to its Amazon Web Services infrastructure.
- Communication Gap Persists: While courthouse document submissions are functional, attorneys and legal professionals may face delays receiving critical filing receipts, rejection notices, and case updates due to ongoing email system issues—a significant operational concern for time-sensitive legal deadlines.
By Samuel Lopez | USA Herald
ALAMEDA, CA – The outage began when Tyler Technologies’ cloud service provider experienced widespread disruptions affecting multiple applications within the eFileCA Odyssey platform ecosystem. As California’s largest legal document e-filing system, eFileCA serves courthouses statewide, making any service interruption a critical bottleneck for the state’s judicial operations.
