Proposed Local Rule Changes

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Proposed Local Rule Changes

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of California will be upgrading its CM/ECF software to the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen) on March 02, 2020. Click here to learn more.

Amendment of Criminal Justice Act Plan

Designation of Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of California for Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone (GO #719), Magistrate Judge Barry M. Kurren (GO #720), Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr. (GO #721), Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi (GO #722), Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg (GO #723), and Magistrate F.A. Gossett III (CJO #13).

District Protocol for Processing Applications under First Step Act 603 (2018)

Appointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge

Proposed Local Rule Changes

Reappointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the San Diego chapter of the Federal Bar Association will present Introduction to Federal Courts, an introductory level seminar geared toward recently admitted attorneys and those with little experience in federal court. The program features several panels of U.S. District Judges, U.S. Magistrate Judges, and judicial law clerks. The program also includes a presentation on federal jurisdiction and venue by James T. Wagstaffe and a presentation by the Clerk of Court, John Morrill. The panelists will include the Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia, the Hon. Barbara L. Major, and both civil and criminal practitioners.

Our Southern California major-league ballparks played host to brand-new U.S. citizens recently, as our federal district courts partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to naturalize applicants at the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers stadiums.