S.C. E-Filing Attorney Guide: ARG-22-File a Correction Form Business Process

ARG-22: File a Correction Form Business Process

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❖ Data Correction Processing................................ ................................ ............................. 1

❖ E-Filing a Data Correction Form................................ ................................ ....................... 1

❖ Response from the Clerk................................ ................................ ................................ . 3

❖ Response from the Judge................................ ................................ ................................ 3

Data Correction Processing

If after submitting a document you identify a data entry error, such as a clerical or scrivener's error, a

Request to Correct Data Entry Error form will need to be e-filed to the court. Examples include

circumstances where the names of parties were correctly entered in the pleadings but incorrectly

entered by the e-filer or court staff.

Requests to correct data entry errors will be processed as follows:

➢ Counsel will file a request to correct a data entry error on form Request to Correct Data Entry

Error.

➢ If it is a true data entry error, the clerk will make the requested correction and file a Response to

Request to Correct Data Entry Error. If it is not a data entry error, the correction will not be made

and the clerk will also file a response.

➢ If the request is unclear to the clerk, it will be forwarded to a judge to determine if the change is

appropriate and file a Response to Request to Correct Data Entry Error.

➢ The judge's decision will be issued in a Data Entry Error Order.

E-Filing a Data Correction Form

1. Click the Existing Cases button on the Home screen.

ARG-22: File a Correction Form Business Process

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2. Enter the complete Case Number.

3. Choose the County where the case was filed.

4. Select the proper Court Agency.

5. Click the E-File button.

6. Choose the Action Type of Filing.

7. Choose the Action of Data Entry/Request to Correct Data Entry Error.

8. Click Choose File to locate the document on your computer.

9. Click Add to attach the document.

10. Choose the party or parties being represented in the On Behalf of column.

11. Click Next to continue.

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12. Add a Client # (optional). This number is not used by the court but will assist you in tracking

your filings.

13. Include Special Filing Instructions for the Clerk.

14. Click Submit the Filing and you will be directed to the Submission Confirmation page.

Response from the Clerk

All case parties will be notified by NEF when the response is issued by the court. The response from

the court can be accessed in the Case History within E-Filing as well as the Trial Court Public Index.

Response from the Judge

All case parties will be notified by NEF when the Data Entry Error Order is issued by the judge. The

order from the judge can be accessed in the Case History within E-Filing as well as the Trial Court

Public Index.

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