ACTIVATION OF CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN
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`The United States District Court for the Central District of California has activated its Continuity of
`Operations (“COOP”) Plan, effective December 9, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. through and including January 8,
`2021. The activation of the COOP Plan is necessary to ensure the continuous performance of essential
`functions and operations of the Court in light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic
`and the recent unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and test positivity rates in the
`Central District.
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`Actions that will be taken pursuant to the COOP Plan include the following:
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`Access to the Courthouses
`All Courthouses of the Central District of California will be closed to the public except for
`hearings on criminal duty matters, as set forth below.
`All federal Pro Se Clinics in the District are closed.
`The Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside 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
`Riverside: (951) 778-9878 or RiversideProSeBankruptcyClinic@gmail.com
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`Court Hearings
`No in-person hearings will go forward except for hearings on criminal duty matters, as set forth
`below.
`In civil cases, all appearances will be by telephone or video conference.
`Criminal bench duty will continue to take place in each division by telephone or video conference
`with the defendant’s consent and in court absent consent. All criminal document duty will be
`handled by each division in the normal course of business. In other criminal matters, all
`appearances will be by telephone or video conference.
`For members of the press or public who wish to listen in on a hearing, refer to the assigned judge’s
`procedures and schedules web page or calendar for login-in or call-in information. If login-in or
`call-in information is not available, submit a Hearing Access Request Form at least four hours
`prior to the hearing.
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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: June 7, 2021
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`Jury Trials
`Jury trials remain suspended.
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`Grand Jury Proceedings
`All regularly scheduled grand jury proceedings are suspended and grand jurors will not otherwise
`be required to report for service or to call in to the United States Attorney’s Office for reporting
`purposes during the period for which grand jury proceedings are suspended.
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`Filing Information
`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
`All criminal duty matters filed by the United States Attorney’s Office and handled by district
`judges shall be filed electronically.
`All criminal document duty matters handled by a magistrate judge shall be filed electronically.
`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
`The court’s CM/ECF system is available 24/7 for electronic filing of documents.
`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.
`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
`Until further notice, all district judges and magistrate judges do not require mandatory chambers
`copies during the pandemic.
`Any judge can require chambers copies in a particular case if desired. The chambers copies shall
`be mailed to the judge via Fed Ex. Chambers copies 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
`December 7, 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: June 7, 2021
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`IPR2020-01454 Page 00002
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