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Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg

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Hearing Formats

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  • Case Management Conferences: Zoom.
  • Law and Motion Hearings: In person.
  • Pre-trial conferences: In person.
  • Evidentiary hearings: In person. 

Hearings will not be conducted in a hybrid format absent unusual circumstances.

Any request to appear by Zoom must be filed on ECF at least 72 hours in advance.

Criminal Law & Motion Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.
Civil Law & Motion Thursdays 1:30 p.m.
Pretrial Conferences Wednesdays 10:00 a.m.
Case Management Conferences Thursdays 10:00 a.m.
Order Effective Date Download
Chief Judge Seeborg's Guidelines for Final Pretrial Conferences in Civil Jury Cases
Chief Judge Seeborg's Standing Order For Civil Bench Trials
Chief Judge Seeborg's Supplemental Standing Order re: Initial Case Management Conferences
Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California