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- Jurisdiction
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California · California
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- inherent authority
- Issued
- 2020-09-16 Sept. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-16
- End
- 2021-07-01 (abrogated by General Order 78, Ex. FED-337) (read as 2021-07-01)
- In force
- Sept. 16, 2020 to July 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- litigants, counsel, jurors, the public
- Functions reached
- CT courthouses closed to public events and tours; most appearances remote; in force Sept. 16, 2020 - June 30, 2021
- Collection
- Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B
Operative words
Orders as follows, effective immediately: 1. Jury trials and bench trials may proceed in accordance with the logistical considerations [necessitated by the pandemic]... 3. Other court appearances may be waived or postponed, or may be conducted by telephone or [videoconference]... [in-person proceedings other than trials] are suspended pending further notice, unless a judge orders otherwise in a specific case.... 3. Pending further notice, the courthouses and law libraries are closed for public events, tours, and [gatherings]... 4. Effective immediately, this General Order supersedes General Order 72-5. ADOPTED: September 16, 2020
Enforcement
Notes
The N.D. Cal. regime in force on the first and last days of 2020 Q4, 2021 Q1 and 2021 Q2.