August 6, 2020
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`GENERAL ORDER NO. 20-09
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`(Supersedes Amended General Order
`No. 20-08)
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`IN RE:
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`CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC
`EMERGENCY
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`ORDER CONCERNING PHASED
`REOPENING OF THE COURT
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`WHEREAS, the number of people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also
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`known as “Coronavirus” that causes COVID-19, continues to grow, with thousands of
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`confirmed cases and deaths in the Central District of California; and
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`WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public
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`health authorities have advised the taking of precautions to reduce the possibility of
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`exposure to the virus and slow the spread of the disease, including implementing
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`physical distancing and reducing the size of in-person gatherings;
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`Upon a majority vote, in order to protect public health, and in order to reduce
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`the size of public gatherings and reduce unnecessary travel, the Court orders as
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`follows:
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`1.
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`The Plan for Phased Resumption of Operations (“Reopening Plan”) is
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`adopted. The Reopening Plan has three distinct Phases, as follows:
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`
`GENERAL ORDER NO. 20-09
`
`(Supersedes Amended General Order
`No. 20-08)
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`))))))))))
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`IN RE:
`
`CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC
`EMERGENCY
`
`ORDER CONCERNING PHASED
`REOPENING OF THE COURT
`
`WHEREAS, the number of people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also
`
`known as “Coronavirus” that causes COVID-19, continues to grow, with thousands of
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`confirmed cases and deaths in the Central District of California; and
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`WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public
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`health authorities have advised the taking of precautions to reduce the possibility of
`
`exposure to the virus and slow the spread of the disease, including implementing
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`physical distancing and reducing the size of in-person gatherings;
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`Upon a majority vote, in order to protect public health, and in order to reduce
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`the size of public gatherings and reduce unnecessary travel, the Court orders as
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`follows:
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`1.
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`The Plan for Phased Resumption of Operations (“Reopening Plan”) is
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`adopted. The Reopening Plan has three distinct Phases, as follows:
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`a.
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`Phase 1 (return of certain staff to the courthouses to prepare for
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`limited in-court hearings), which has ended;
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`b.
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`Phase 2 (reopening courthouses for limited in-court hearings),
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`which began on June 22, 2020; and
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`c.
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`Phase 3 (resumption of jury trials), which will be implemented at a
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`date to be determined.
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`2.
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`The Court has adopted gating criteria that will be used to inform when the
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`Court transitions to Phase 3. The gating criteria is designed to determine
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`local COVID-19 exposure risks based on 14-day trends of facility
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`exposure, community spread, and community restrictions.
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`3.
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`Judges will determine when their chambers staff will return to work at the
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`courthouses during each Phase of reopening. The District Court
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`Executive/Clerk of Court will determine when and which Clerk’s Office
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`and Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff will return to the
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`courthouses during each Phase of reopening.
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`4.
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`Due to the recent surge in the Coronavirus cases in the Central District of
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`California, until further notice, and except as set forth below, the
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`Courthouses will be closed to the public.
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`5.
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`Until further notice, no jury trials will be conducted in civil cases. All
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`appearances in civil cases will be by telephone or video conference.
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`However, individual judges, at their discretion, may offer bench trials by
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`video conference in lieu of postponement.
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`6.
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`Until further notice, no jury trials will be conducted in criminal cases.
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`Hearings in any criminal matter may proceed in court when the defendant
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`does not consent to appear by telephone or video conference. Members of
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`the public will have access to such proceedings with a limit of 10 people
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`present in the courtroom or in an overflow courtroom at one time at the
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`discretion of the assigned judge.
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`a.
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`The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that “in
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`the coming months, most of the U.S. population will be exposed to this
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`virus.” The COVID-19 rates of infection, hospitalizations and deaths
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`have significantly increased in the Central District of California in the last
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`thirty days such that holding jury trials substantially increases the chances
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`of transmitting the Coronavirus. The Court concludes that conducting
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`jury trials would also likely place prospective jurors, defendant, attorneys,
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`and court personnel at unnecessary risk. Therefore, the Court finds that
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`suspending criminal jury trials in the Central District of California
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`because of the increase in reported COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations,
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`and deaths serves the ends of justice and outweigh the interests of the
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`public and the defendants in a speedy trial.
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`7.
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`Criminal bench duty for all divisions will continue to take place in the
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`Roybal Courthouse in Los Angeles and the Santa Ana Courthouse, by
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`video or telephonic conference with the defendant’s consent and in-court
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`absent consent.
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`8.
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`The Bankruptcy Court will issue separate guidance for reconstituting its
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`operations.
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`9.
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`The naturalization ceremonies scheduled through the end of September
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`2020 are cancelled. The Court delegates authority to the United States
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`Citizenship and Immigration Service to administer the oath of citizenship
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`to applicants scheduled to be naturalized at those ceremonies.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`________________________________________
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`CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`Date of Approval by the Court:
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`August 6, 2020
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`Date of Filing by the Clerk:
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`August 6, 2020
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