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General Order 77

Provisional Modifications to the Jury Plan (COVID-19)

Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton · United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Court)

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Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Northern District of California · California
Level
Court
Authority
Jury Selection and Service Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1863; the Court's Jury Plan
Issued
2020-06-09 June 9, 2020
Effective
2020-06-09 'until further order' (read as 2020-06-09)
End
2021 (abrogated) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
June 9, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • prospective jurors
Functions reached
  • CT jury pools thinned by deferral rights; WF jurors' employers
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

[Any prospective juror] may, upon request, defer or postpone jury service from six months to 12 months.... These provisional modifications to the Jury Plan will remain in effect until [further order]. IT IS SO ORDERED. ADOPTED: June 9, 2020

Enforcement

court order

Retrieval note

The file slug describes the order as a courthouse-operations order; it modifies the Jury Plan.