ALBANY, N.Y. — In the transition from paper to computer records, state courts have expanded electronic filing of civil cases to New York City, Long Island and 10 upstate counties with free public access to most information placed online. “It makes the world an easier place to navigate and it saves time and money and trees,” said James Paulino, an attorney who practices in Rochester. “It brings litigation to the 21st century.” More than 620,000 cases and 4 million documents have been …