A warning to anyone needing to file documents or do business in San Diego Superior Court in the coming days: try to get it handled on Wednesday because some online options will be limited for the next several days. The court has a planned outage for some services starting at the close of business We dnesday as it adds criminal case dockets to its online offerings — a significant modernization. Access is expected to be restored by Tuesday, following the holiday weekend. That computer work behind the scenes will affect online systems used to file documents in nearly all types of cases. Attorneys and the public can still submit filings in civil, family and probate cases through one of the court’s approved e-filing service providers, the court said. However, the filings will sit until they can be processed once systems are restored. People will still be able to search and view case dockets in civil and family matters online, but those dockets will not reflect new and some recent filings. Also of note: The ability to pay traffic tickets online will be suspended from late Friday into Tuesday. The outages coincide with court closures during a holiday weekend to minimize disruption for the public, officials said. The court will be closed Thursday in observance of Lincoln’s birthday, and then on Monday for Presidents’ Day. Although all courts will be open for business on Friday, some online and in-person services will be limited. The court said attorneys and the public are encouraged to avoid visiting court business offices Friday unless necessary — and those who go to the court should expect delays. For more information on the planned outage and system upgrade, go to sdcourt.ca.gov and scroll down to the section labeled “Latest News.” The pause comes so the court can add criminal case files to its Odyssey case management system. The transition will mean that, for the first time, people will be able to see San Diego Superior Court criminal case dockets — but not individual court filings or documents — online in newly filed cases. The records themselves can be viewed at courthouses. The change to criminal filings is similar to how family law records are handled. San Diego Superior Court’s civil and family law divisions made the switch to digital long ago. “We appreciate the public’s patience as we implement this important upgrade to our criminal record-keeping program. This milestone brings us one step closer to transitioning all case types to a unified, modern platform that strengthens the foundation of the court and prepares us for the future,” San Diego Superior Court Executive Officer Michael Roddy said in a statement. ...read more read less