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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`ORDER OF THE CHIEF JUDGE
`20-042
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`IN RE:
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`CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC
`EMERGENCY
`ACTIVATION OF CONTINUITY OF
`OPERATIONS PLAN
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`WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a national
`emergency in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the
`“Coronavirus;”
`WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has declared a state of
`emergency in response to the outbreak of COVID-19;
`WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended
`that throughout the United States, for at least eight weeks, all gatherings should be
`limited to no more than 10 people;
`WHEREAS, local public health departments have recommended that large
`gatherings be avoided, that elderly and other vulnerable populations avoid person-to-
`person contact, and that employers allow employees to telework to the extent practical;
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`WHEREAS, to date, several hundred people within the Central District of
`California have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 and the number of
`those infected continues to rise, causing an emergency pandemic;
`WHEREAS, the Court has issued General Order Nos. 20-02 and 20-03
`regarding the Coronavirus public emergency, implementing temporary emergency
`procedures;
`WHEREAS, since the Court took action to implement those emergency
`procedures, COVID-19 has continued to spread among the population of the Central
`District of California;
`With the consent of the Executive Committee, the Chief Judge orders as
`follows:
`The Continuity of Operations (“COOP”) Plan for the Central District of
`California is hereby activated, effective March 23, 2020 through and including May 1,
`2020. The COOP Plan may be extended or inactivated as necessary.
`The activation of the COOP Plan is necessary to ensure the continuous
`performance of essential functions and operations of the Court.
`The following are examples of actions that will be taken pursuant to the COOP
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`Plan:
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`All of the Courthouses of the Central District of California will be closed
`to the public except for hearings on criminal duty matters, as discussed
`below.
`In civil cases, no hearings will go forward except for emergency time-
`sensitive matters, such as requests for temporary restraining orders and
`preliminary injunctions, as ordered by the assigned judicial officer. Any
`hearings on emergency civil matters will proceed telephonically only. Pro
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`se litigants must mail their filings to the Clerk of Court at 255 E. Temple
`Street, Suite TS-134, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3332.
`In criminal cases, criminal duty matters will go forward in the Edward R.
`Roybal Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles only. All
`criminal document duty will be handled by each division in the normal
`course of business. Telephonic hearings on other criminal matters may
`proceed as directed by the assigned judicial officer.
`All matters before the Bankruptcy Court will proceed telephonically.
`Further guidance will be provided by the Bankruptcy Court to pro se
`petitioners.
`Chambers staff will be directed to telework except as otherwise directed
`by their assigned judicial officer. The Clerk of Court will implement a
`telework policy for the staff of the Clerk’s Office and the Probation and
`Pretrial Services Office at her discretion.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Date: March 19, 2020
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`CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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