{"id":"FED-337","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"United States District Court for the Northern District of California","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Richard Seeborg","authority":"inherent authority; CARES Act § 15002","instrument":"General Order 78","title":"In re: Update to Court Operations in Light of California\u0027s Reopening","dateIssued":"2021-06-23","effective":"2021-07-01","end":"superseded by General Orders 79 and 80 (Oct. 15, 2021 vaccination policy) per the court\u0027s listing","startDate":"2021-07-01","endDate":"2021-10-15","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","EMP"],"addressees":["courthouse visitors","litigants and counsel","arrestees"],"clause":"WHEREAS, effective June 15, 2021, the State of California reopened its economy with limited [restrictions]... General Order No. 73 (Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access due to COVID-19 [and the General Order 72 series]) are abrogated, effective July 1, 2021. The Court additionally ORDERS as follows, effective July 1, 2021: Courthouse Access: 1. All courthouse visitors must follow any safety protocols announced on the Court\u0027s website... [initial appearances and detention hearings to proceed by] telephone or by videoconference until further order of the Court. New arrestees shall be booked [remotely]... 3. Other court appearances may be waived or postponed, or may be conducted by telephone or [videoconference]... [courtesy-copy requirements] remain suspended until further notice.","enforcement":"court order","functions":["CT the N.D. Cal. Q3 2021 instrument: general-access restrictions abrogated July 1, 2021, but safety protocols, remote criminal proceedings and suspended paper requirements continued"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/general-orders/GO_78_In_re_Update_Court_Ops_CA_Reopening.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":139593,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-B","url":"/library/FED-337","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-337","citation":"Chief Judge Richard Seeborg, General Order 78 (June 23, 2021) (Ex. FED-337)","stateName":"California","related":["FED-317","FED-333","FED-334"]}