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`COVID-19 NOTICE
`The United States District Court for the Central District of California announces the following regarding
`the Court’s operations in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the recent surge of COVID-
`19 cases in the District.
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`Access to the Courthouses
`(cid:120) Effective immediately, all Courthouses of the Central District of California will be closed to the
`public, until further notice, and except as set forth below.
`(cid:120) All federal Pro Se Clinics in the district are closed.
`The Los Angeles and Santa Ana Clinics are providing remote assistance via telephone
`and/or email. Please contact them for more information:
`Los Angeles: (213) 385-2977, Ext. 270 or tinyurl.com/fedproseclinic
`Santa Ana: (714) 541-1010, Ext. 222
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`Court Hearings
`(cid:120) All appearances in civil cases will be by telephone or video conference.
`(cid:120) Hearings in any criminal matter may proceed in court when the defendant does not consent to
`appear by telephone or video conference. Members of the public will have access to such
`proceedings with a limit of 10 people present in the courtroom or in an overflow courtroom at one
`time at the discretion of the assigned judge.
`(cid:120) Criminal bench duty will continue to take place in the Roybal Courthouse in Los Angeles and the
`Santa Ana Courthouse, by video or telephonic conference with the defendant’s consent and in-
`court absent consent.
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`Jury Trials
`(cid:120) Until further notice, no jury trials will be conducted in civil cases. However, individual judges, at
`their discretion, may offer bench trials by video conference in lieu of postponement.
`(cid:120) Until further notice, no jury trials will be conducted in criminal cases.
`(cid:120) The Court has adopted gating criteria that will be used to inform when the Court resumes jury
`trials, which is Phase 3 of the Court’s Plan for Phased Resumption of Court Operations. The
`All posted notices are also available on the Court’s public website at www.cacd.uscourts.gov.
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`G-15 (08/16)
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`Notice from the Clerk
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`Removal date: November 6, 2020
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`gating criteria is designed to determine local COVID-19 exposure risks based on 14-day trends of
`facility exposure, community spread, and community restrictions.
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`Filing Information
`(cid:120) The intake sections in each courthouse will be closed to the public. To post a bond or submit an
`emergency, time-sensitive filing such as a temporary restraining order, call the following
`telephone numbers:
`Los Angeles – (213) 894-8288
`Riverside – (951) 328-4450
`Santa Ana – (714) 338-3958 or (714) 338-4760
`(cid:120) All criminal duty matters handled by a district judge shall be filed in the appropriate division.
`(cid:120) All magistrate judge criminal bench duty matters shall be filed in the Edward R. Roybal Federal
`Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles and Santa Ana Courthouse.
`(cid:120) All criminal document duty matters handled by a magistrate judge shall be filed electronically.
`(cid:120) For all other intake and records questions, call the following telephone numbers:
`Los Angeles Civil Intake – (213) 894-3535
`Los Angeles Criminal Intake – (213) 894-8288
`Riverside Civil and Criminal Intake – (951) 328-4450
`Santa Ana Civil Intake – (714) 338-2886
`Santa Ana Criminal Intake – (714) 338-4786
`Archival records requests are suspended because the Federal Records Center is closed.
`(cid:120) The court’s CM/ECF system is available 24/7 for electronic filing of documents.
`(cid:120) Unrepresented litigants who cannot electronically file their documents and attorneys who are
`required to manually file documents pursuant to the local rules must mail their filings to the Clerk
`of Court at 255 E. Temple Street, Suite TS-134, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3332.
`(cid:120) Non-paper physical exhibits or other exhibits exempted from electronically filing shall be sent via
`U.S. Mail or other commercial delivery to the Clerk of Court at the above address.
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`Mandatory Chambers Copies
`(cid:120) Until further notice, all district judges and magistrate judges do not require mandatory chambers
`copies during the pandemic.
`(cid:120) Any judge can require a chambers copy in a particular case if desired. The chambers copy shall be
`mailed to the judge via Fed Ex. Chambers copy cannot be hand-delivered to the courthouse.
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`The Court continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic as it evolves and will provide updates
`concerning the Court’s operations as adjustments are made.
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`Kiry K. Gray
`District Court Executive/Clerk of Court
`August 6, 2020
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`All posted notices are also available on the Court’s public website at www.cacd.uscourts.gov.
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`G-15 (08/16)
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`
`
`Notice from the Clerk
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`Removal date: November 6, 2020
`
`IPR2020-00783
`Philips North America LLC EX2022
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