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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`IN ALL CIVIL MATTERS PENDING BEFORE
`JUDGE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
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`ORDER SUSPENDING IN-PERSON
`APPEARANCES IN RESPONSE TO
`CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
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`TO ALL civil litigants with matters currently pending before United States District
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`Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Northern District of California. In light of the evolving
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`developments with coronavirus (COVID-19), the Court issues the following Order with the aim of
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`balancing public health and safety concerns, including limiting travel and exposure in densely
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`populated places, with the need for scheduling certainty and having civil matters proceed regularly.
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`1.
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`All Case Management Conferences shall be held telephonically and not be
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`recorded. No later than the Wednesday before the conference, counsel shall circulate a conference
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`call number and copy the courtroom deputy at YGRcrd@cand.uscourts.gov. Counsel shall be on
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`the call at the start of the calendar. The Court will join the call when it is ready to proceed on that
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`action. In general, the Court will start with the oldest case listed on the calendar.
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`2.
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`All Law and Motion matters will be submitted on the papers. No oral argument
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`or personal appearance shall be held on regularly scheduled or specially set motions, tutorials, or
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`other matters. In the event that the Court determines an appearance is necessary, the Court will
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`contact the parties. The Court is investigating the ability to hold proceedings via videoconference
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`but is not in a position to schedule the same at this point.
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`3.
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`All Compliance Hearings will be addressed on the papers. No personal
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`appearances will be held.
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`4.
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`All Civil Trials are continued. The Court will contact parties regarding
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`rescheduling once it has determined the public health concerns referenced above have been abated.
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`This Order shall remain in effect until, at a minimum, May 1, 2020.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Date: March 12, 2020
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`_______________________________________
`YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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`United States District Court
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