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- Jurisdiction
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California · California
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- inherent authority; 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)
- Issued
- 2020-05-21 May 21, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-21
- End
- 2020-06-24 (superseded by General Order 72-4) (read as 2020-06-24)
- In force
- May 21, 2020 to June 24, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- litigants, counsel, jurors
- Functions reached
- CT civil jury trials suspended through Sept. 30, 2020; all civil matters on the papers or by video
- Collection
- Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B
Operative words
1. No new jury trial will be conducted through September 30, 2020. Any jury trial dates currently scheduled to commence during that period will be postponed or vacated. However, individual judges may offer bench trials by videoconference in lieu of postponement. 2. Through September 30, 2020, all civil matters will be decided on the papers, or if the assigned [judge believes a hearing is necessary, by telephone or videoconference]... [criminal:] 1. No new jury trial will be conducted through June 30, 2020.
Enforcement