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Welcome to CMS! The Case Management System for Appellate Defenders, Inc.

 
 
Date : 11/21/2025

Date: 11/20/2025

Regular state payment of claims will be delayed by the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday on November 27th.

Because of state office closures Thursday November 27 and Friday November 28, state claim payment will not occur as usual.  Instead, claims submitted before or by Monday, 11/24/2025 will be included in the payment batch processed 11/25/2025; claims submitted on or after Tuesday 11/25/2025 will be included the payment batch that is processed 12/4/2025. 

Date : 1/31/2024

Regularly scheduled maintenance will occur on the first Monday of each month between 12:00 - 4:00am.

The claims portal will be unavailable during this time.

Date : 9/21/2023

Interim Claim or Supplemental Interim Claim - Submit Before Opinion Issues

ADI cannot recommend payment on an Interim Claim or a Supplemental Interim Claim after the Court of Appeal issues the opinion.  After an opinion issues, payment only on a Final Claim can be recommended.  Please prepare an Interim Claim or a Supplemental Interim Claim well before the Court of Appeal has submitted the case for decision.

Date : 3/13/2023

TrueFiling Fees - Avoiding Exorbitant Fees When Filing Writ Petitions & Petitions for Review

When initiating a new case by filing an original petition -- including a writ petition or petition for review -- select "File" and follow the on-screen prompts for making a submission.

Note: Whether filing a petition for review in a criminal, juvenile (delinquency or dependency), or civil commitment case, select "Criminal Petition for Review" as the "Case Type".  Selecting "Civil Petition for Review" will result in a $750 filing fee.

Date : 1/23/2024

Links to Important Documents

Date : 9/29/2025

Contact Us:

Operator: 619-696-0282. Phone hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding court holidays.

Claim payment status queries.

The JCC does not guarantee payment within a certain amount of time. They strive to pay claims under $10,000 in 20 business days and claims $10,000 and above in 30 business days. Please wait to contact Omar Palacio (OAP@adi-sandiego.com) about the status of a payment until the applicable time period has passed.  Do not contact the JCC about status of payment.

Paralegal Assistance:  Please contact the paralegal with the corresponding terminal digit (last digit of the case number).

Din Villa at ddv@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digits 0, 9

John Diaz at jjd@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digits 1, 2

Shane Schooter at sps@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digits 3, 4

Daniel Tanwangco at jdt@adi-sandiego.com --  Digits 5, 6

Roya Enami at ree@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digits 7, 8

General Questions or Concerns:  Contact Kathy Hall at klh@adi-sandiego.com 

For Claims Assistance:  Please contact the claims processor with the corresponding terminal digit (last digit of the case number).

John Diaz at jjd@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digits 1, 2

Shane Schooter at sps@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digit 3, 4

Daniel Tanwangco at jdt@adi-sandiego.com --  Digits 5, 6

Roya Enami at ree@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digit 7, 8

Kathy Hall at klh@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digit 0

Din Villa at ddv@adi-sandiego.com  -- Digit  9

General Questions or Concerns  Contact Kathy Hall at klh@adi-sandiego.com  

For help unlocking passwords and other technical problems in CMS, please email CMSSupport@adi-sandiego.com.