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GO #552-B U.S. Pretrial Services Interviews 7/23/2020
GO #499-F Plan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CA pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act 7/15/2020
GO #162-E Establishing the Position of Presiding Magistrate Judge 7/15/2020
GO #730 Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Butcher 5/26/2020
GO# 729 Proposed Local Rule Changes 4/29/2020



CJO #33 Proceedings During the COVID-19 Public Emergency 7/13/2020
CJO #31-B COVID-19 Public Emergency Use of Video and Telephonic Conference Technology in Certain Criminal Proceedings 7/13/2020
CJO #31-A Modifying COVID-19 Public Emergency Use of Video and Telephonic Conference Technology in Certain Criminal Proceeding 7/12/2020
CJO #32 Extending Interim Safety Protocols for In-Person Court Proceedings 7/6/2020
CJO #31 Extending COVID-19 Public Emergency Use of Video and Telephonic Conference Technology in Certain Criminal Proceedings 6/26/2020
CJO #30 Proceedings During The COVID-19 Public Emergency 6/11/2020
CJO #29 Interim Safety Protocols For In-Person Court Proceedings 6/10/2020
CJO #28-A Adopting Strategic Committee on Resumption of Regular Court Proceedings 5/27/2020
CJO #28 Adopting Strategic Committee on Resumption of Regular Court Proceedings 5/26/2020
CJO #27 Criminal Case Proceedings During the COVID-19 Public Emergency 5/15/2020
CJO #26 Criminal Case Proceedings During the COVID-19 Public Emergency 5/6/2020
CJO #25 FACE COVERINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY 4/30/2020
CJO #24 Extending Suspension of Jury Trials and Other Proceedings during the COVID-19 Public Emergency 4/15/2020
CJO #23 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY 4/14/2020
CJO #22 FELONY CRIMINAL SENTENCINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY 4/9/2020
CJO #21 SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY 4/8/2020
CJO #20 COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY USE OF VIDEO AND TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS 3/30/2020
CJO #19 CJA PANEL ATTORNEYS INTERIM COMPENSATION 3/23/2020
CJO #18-A SUSPENSION OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES AND IN PERSON FILING IN CIVIL CASES DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY 3/23/2020
CJO #17-A Visitor Restrictions 3/20/2020
CJO #18 Suspension of Jury Trials and Other Proceedings During the COVID-19 Public Emergency 3/17/2020
CJO #17 Visitors Restrictions 3/13/2020
CJO #16 Special Admission of Attorney from Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. 2/11/2020
CJO #15 Designation of Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman in the Southern District of California 1/23/2020
CJO #14 Special Admission of Attorney From Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. 1/8/2020
CJO #13 Designation of Magistrate Judge F. A. Gossett III in the Southern District of California 12/12/2019
CJO #2-A Appointment of New Members to the Court History Committee 11/25/2019
CJO #12 Directing the Clerk of Court to Assign a Skeleton Staff on 11/29/2019 11/25/2019
CJO #11 Permitting Kathryn N. Nester to Appear in Matters Before the Court 11/25/2019
CJO #10 Adopting Committee to Promulgate and Recommend Official Rules of Civility 9/26/2019
CJO #09 Designation of Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett III in the Southern District of California 8/2/2019
CJO #08 Adopting Pro Bono Panel Committee 8/2/2019
CJO #04 Adopting Selection Committee for Chief Probation Officer 7/11/2019
CJO #07 Appointing Liaison District Court Judge for Human Resources 7/10/2019
CJO #06 Appointing Liaison District Court Judge to Pro Se Unit 7/10/2019
CJO #05 Appointing Liaison District Court Judge to Probation and Pretrial Services 7/10/2019
CJO #03 Adopting Lawyer Representatives Selection Committee and Notice to Select New Lawyer Representatives. Orders of the Chief Judge 3 CJO 3 Lawyer Representative Application (June 2019) CJO 3 Lawyer Representative Selection Procedure (June 2019) CJO 3 Notice (June 2019) 6/28/2019
CJO #02 Adopting History Committee 5/27/2019
CJO #01 Adopting Library Committee 4/29/2019



GO #728 Proposed Local Rule Changes 3/3/2020
GO #727 Local Rules Amendment Patent LR 2.6 3/3/2020
GO #613-A Obtaining CJA Services without Prior Authorization 3/3/2020
GO #726 Reappointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford 2/11/2020
GO #723 Designation of Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg in the Southern District of California 1/24/2020
GO #722 Designation of Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi in the Southern District of California 1/24/2020
GO #721 Designation of Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr. in the Southern District of California 1/24/2020
GO #720 Designation of Magistrate Judge Barry M. Kurren in the Southern District of California 1/24/2020
GO #719 Designation of Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone in the Southern District of California 1/24/2020
GO #725 Proposed Local Rule Changes 1/23/2020
GO #724 Proposed Local Rule Changes 1/8/2020
GO #438-B District Court Policy of Management of Confidential Informants 1/8/2020
GO #499-E Amendment of Criminal Justice Act Plan 12/19/2019
GO #692-A District Protocol for Processing Applications under First Step Act 603 (2018) 11/20/2019
GO #718 Appointment of Sandy Purdon to Merit Selection Committee 10/11/2019
GO #716 Proposed Local Rule Changes 10/3/2019
GO #715 Reappointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major 10/3/2019
GO #717 Appointment of Full-Time U.S. Magistrate Judge General Order 717 Public Notice GO 717 Memo to Applicants GO 717 Application GO 717 GO 717 Application - MSWord Version.rtf 10/2/2019