Senior District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong

Oakland Courthouse
1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

At the current time most proceedings will be held remotely. If your proceeding is scheduled as a webinar, you should follow the Webinar Instructions below. If your proceeding is a Case Management Conference or other type of telephonic hearing, you should follow the Telephonic Hearing Instructions below.

Webinar Instructions

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1617655557?pwd=YUU0QnpXblk3N0JoZXdROVhmT3hJQT09

Webinar ID: 161 765 5557
Password: 659780

Joining a Webinar by Phone or Other Connection

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a case participant (attorney, party, witness, or other person who will actively participate in the hearing), it is strongly recommended that you join Zoom using the Zoom application rather than by a telephone connection. If you must appear by telephone, the numbers posted for each judge are for the public and are listen-only, so you will need to contact the Courtroom Deputy (CRD) at least one business day before the hearing to request a Zoom invitation (which will be sent via email) in order to join the hearing as a case participant.

Local telephone dial-in:
(669) 254 5252 or (646) 828 7666

International numbers available: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/aB8gzvnoG

H.323/SIP room system (Polycom/Tandberg/Cisco/etc.):
161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
SIP: 1606320927@sip.zoomgov.com

Joining Non-Public Hearings (Settlement Conferences, etc.)

The court will use Zoom Meetings (as opposed to Zoom Webinars) for settlement conferences and other non-public hearings. To join a meeting, click on the link below. You will initially enter a “waiting room” and will be admitted into the meeting by court staff.

Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1604463316?pwd=NG5sQ0F1dkNUM3JqbDVjMHhGa29Kdz09

Meeting ID: 160 446 3316
Passcode: 893233

Join by Phone:
(669) 254 5252 US (San Jose)
Find your local number: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/aRANolBV0

Join by SIP
1604463316@sip.zoomgov.com

Join by H.323
161.199.138.10 (US West)
161.199.136.10 (US East)

Please review this important guidance on participating in a Zoom Webinar or Meeting.

Telephonic Hearing Instructions

All Case Management Conferences are conducted telephonically. Counsel shall join the conference line (888) 684-8852 promptly at the date and time specified. The access code to join the conference is 7281326.

View Judge Armstrong’s Schedule of Upcoming Proceedings…
View Scheduling Notes…

Weekly Court Calendar Schedule
Criminal Law & Motion	2nd Wednesday of Month	1:00 p.m.
Civil Law & Motion	2nd Wednesday of Month	2:00 p.m.
Trial Days	Monday-Friday	10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Case Management Conferences	1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays & every Thursday, by Telephone	Court will schedule time.

**Staff**
Criminal Case Docketing
Calendar Clerk & Courtroom Deputy	Brittany Sims sbacrd@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-3542
Civil Case Docketing, Docket Corrections & PDF Follow-ups	See Civil Docketing Assignments


Case/CR MISC terminal digits 1-8:	Jessie Mosley Jessie_Mosley@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-3536
Case/CR MISC terminal digit 9:	Cynthia Lenahan Cynthia_Lenahan@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-3538
Case/CR MISC terminal digit 0:	Jacquelyn Lovrin Jacquelyn_Lovrin@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-1873
Email for Criminal Docket Corrections:	CRIMpdf@cand.uscourts.gov
Multi-District Litigation
For all MDL inquiries:		415-522-2006
Chambers		510-637-3542
Email for Proposed Orders:	SBApo@cand.uscourts.gov
Media Liaison
For all media inquiries:	media@cand.uscourts.gov	415-522-4051

		Effective Date
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Civil Cases (.pdf, 24 KB)	10/12/2018
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Criminal Cases (.pdf, 24 KB)	10/12/2018
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Patent Cases (.pdf, 34 KB)	10/15/2018
	Judge Armstrong's Order for Pretrial Preparation in Civil Cases (.pdf, 113 KB)	09/19/2019
	Judge Armstrong's Application For Permission To Enter Plea of Guilty and Order Accepting Plea (.pdf, 311 KB)	01/16/2009
	Judge Armstrong's Exhibit List and Exhibit Tags (.pdf, 17 KB)	02/28/2018
	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California (.pdf, 89 KB)	11/1/2018

Chambers Copy Requirements

The processing of unnecessary chambers copies wastes resources and burdens the court. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(d)(7), chambers copies should not be submitted unless required by the assigned judge’s standing order or specifically requested by the assigned judge.

Judges’ standing orders may include additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars. If they are not in agreement, a judge’s standing order supersedes the local rules.

The pertinent parts of Judge Armstrong’s standing orders are set forth below:

Courtesy copies are required for all filings that necessitate action by the Court, including motions, stipulations and other requests (along with supporting documents). Courtesy copies of proofs of service, notices of appearance, ADR certifications and similar administrative filings are not required.

Courtesy copies shall be clearly marked with the case number, judge’s initials (SBA), and the designation “Chambers Copy.” They shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office within the time prescribed by the Local Rules.

Each individual document must be securely bound at the top or side. Exhibits must be tabbed. Additionally, voluminous filings (those exceeding two inches in thickness) must be submitted in tabbed and indexed binders. Voluminous filings also may be accompanied by a CD-ROM or USB drive where appropriate.

Delivery Address

Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building
& United States Courthouse
Office of the Clerk
1301 Clay Street, Suite 400 S
Oakland, CA 94612

About District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong

Born 1947 in Oakland, CA

Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 25, 1991, to a seat vacated by William A. Ingram. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 1991, and received commission on June 18, 1991.

Education:

Merritt College, A.A., 1967
California State University, Fresno, B.A., 1969
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1977
Pacific School of Religion, M.Div., 2012

Professional Career:

Policewoman, Oakland Police Department, Oakland, California, 1970-1977
Judicial extern, California Court of Appeals, 1977
Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, California, 1978-1979, 1980-1982
Senior consultant, California Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice, 1979-1980
Trial attorney, Public Integrity Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983
Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1983-1986
Commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, 1986-1989
Judge, Alameda Superior Court, California, 1989-1991