General Orders
| Effective Date | Form Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | General Order 2 (.pdf, 378 KB) — Criminal Justice Act Plan | 12/5/2022 | GO 02 |
| General Order 5 (.pdf, 67 KB) — Standing Committees | 02/1/2012 | GO 05 |
| General Order 6 (.pdf, 293 KB) — Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors | 08/17/2021 | GO 06 |
| General Order 14 (.pdf, 35 KB) — Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases | 04/7/1980 | GO 14 |
| General Order 15 (.pdf, 981 KB) Employment Dispute Resolution Policy | 10/27/2020 | GO 15 |
| General Order 19 (.pdf, 99 KB) — Plan for the Administration and Operation of the Court Non-appropriated Fund | 01/16/2018 | GO 19 |
| General Order 23 (.pdf, 90 KB) — Management Plan for Court Reporting & Recording Services | 11/14/2007 | GO 23 |
| General Order 24 (.pdf, 156 KB) — Order Referring Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings to Bankruptcy Judges and Authorizing Bankruptcy Appeals to be Decided by the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel | 02/22/2016 | GO 24 |
| General Order 25 (.pdf, 145 KB) — Appointment and Reimbursement of Pro Bono Counsel | 06/2/2022 | GO 25 |
| General Order 31 (.pdf, 95 KB) — In re: Court Registry Funds; download [Proposed] Order Granting Motion For Interpleader Deposit (28 U.S.C. § 1335) | 10/15/2019 | GO 31 |
| General Order 32 (.pdf, 50 KB) — Modification of Probation/Supervised Release Conditions for Placement in a Community Treatment Center | 09/19/2012 | GO 32 |
| General Order 40 (.pdf, 10 KB) — Prohibition of Bias | 01/10/1995 | GO 40 |
| General Order 42 (.pdf, 9 KB) — Limitations on Referrals of Matters to Magistrate Judges | 01/16/2001 | GO 42 |
| General Order 43 (.pdf, 36 KB) — Procedures—Execution Scheduled Within Seven Days | 07/18/2000 | GO 43 |
| General Order 44 (.pdf, 107 KB) — Assignment Plan | 01/1/2018 | GO 44 |
| General Order 47 (.pdf, 270 KB) — Executive Committee | 02/21/2012 | GO 47 |
| General Order 50 (.pdf, 261 KB) — Criminal Justice Act Procedures | 12/5/2022 | GO 50 |
| General Order 51 (.pdf, 8 KB) — Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court | 01/16/2001 | GO 51 |
| General Order 52 (.pdf, 81 KB) — Collateral Forfeiture Schedule; Attachment | 12/22/2009 | GO 52 |
| General Order 55 (.pdf, 309 KB) — Bond Exoneration & Posting and Return of Property (Includes Forms) | 10/1/2022 | GO 55 |
| General Order 56 (.pdf, 159 KB) — Americans with Disabilities Act Access Litigation (see also Second Amended Notice re Procedures in All Cases Referred to ENE or Mediation and re Pre-Mediation Procedures in Cases Subject to General Order 56) | 01/1/2020 | GO 56 |
| General Order 57 (.pdf, 110 KB) — Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Procedure Rules | 10/25/2005 | GO 57 |
| General Order 58 (.pdf, 56 KB) — Regulating Possession and Use of Electronic Devices in the Courthouse | 09/15/2015 | GO 58 |
| General Order 59 (.pdf, 55 KB) — Electronic Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings | 04/25/2008 | GO 59 |
| General Order 61 (.pdf, 66 KB) — Immigration Mandamus Cases | 06/17/2008 | GO 61 |
| General Order 64 (.pdf, 165 KB) — Expedited Trial Procedures | 06/21/2011 | GO 64 |
| General Order 65 (.pdf, 48 KB) — Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project | 07/19/2016 | GO 65 |
| General Order 66 (.pdf, 316 KB) — Procedure for Post-Judgment Review of Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases | 10/11/2011 | GO 66 |
| General Order 68 (.pdf, 89 KB) — Policy on Court Refunds of Fee Overpayments | 11/21/2011 | GO 68 |
| General Order 69 (.pdf, 362 KB) — Process for Subpoenaing & Using Personnel or Complaint Records of State Law Enforcement Officers Testifying in Federal Court | 08/28/2012 | GO 69 |
| General Order 70 (.pdf, 80 KB) — Court Ombudspersons | 10/20/2020 | GO 70 |
| General Order 71 (.pdf, 76 KB) — Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action | 02/1/2020 | GO 71 |
| General Order 74 (.pdf, 94 KB) Temporary Use of Teleconferencing, Videoconferencing, and Other Procedures in Criminal Matters Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT”) | 11/7/2022 | GO 74 |
| General Order 76 (.pdf, 76 KB) Prison Email Filing of Prisoner Civil Rights Complaints | 05/19/2020 | GO 76 |
| General Order 78 (.pdf, 136 KB) IN RE: Update on Court Proceedings and Operations following State of California Reopening | 06/23/2021 | GO 78 |
| General Order 79 (.pdf, 86 KB) IN RE: Creation of CJA Special Counsel Panel | 07/7/2021 | GO 79 |
| General Order 80 (.pdf, 83 KB) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Court Policy re: Vaccination and Testing | 10/15/2021 | GO 80 |
| Effective Date | Form Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Order 2 (.pdf, 378 KB) — Criminal Justice Act Plan | 12/5/2022 | GO 02 |
| General Order 5 (.pdf, 67 KB) — Standing Committees | 02/1/2012 | GO 05 |
| General Order 6 (.pdf, 293 KB) — Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors | 08/17/2021 | GO 06 |
| General Order 14 (.pdf, 35 KB) — Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases | 04/7/1980 | GO 14 |
| General Order 15 (.pdf, 981 KB) Employment Dispute Resolution Policy | 10/27/2020 | GO 15 |
| General Order 19 (.pdf, 99 KB) — Plan for the Administration and Operation of the Court Non-appropriated Fund | 01/16/2018 | GO 19 |
| General Order 23 (.pdf, 90 KB) — Management Plan for Court Reporting & Recording Services | 11/14/2007 | GO 23 |
| General Order 24 (.pdf, 156 KB) — Order Referring Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings to Bankruptcy Judges and Authorizing Bankruptcy Appeals to be Decided by the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel | 02/22/2016 | GO 24 |
| General Order 25 (.pdf, 145 KB) — Appointment and Reimbursement of Pro Bono Counsel | 06/2/2022 | GO 25 |
| General Order 31 (.pdf, 95 KB) — In re: Court Registry Funds; download [Proposed] Order Granting Motion For Interpleader Deposit (28 U.S.C. § 1335) | 10/15/2019 | GO 31 |
| General Order 32 (.pdf, 50 KB) — Modification of Probation/Supervised Release Conditions for Placement in a Community Treatment Center | 09/19/2012 | GO 32 |
| General Order 40 (.pdf, 10 KB) — Prohibition of Bias | 01/10/1995 | GO 40 |
| General Order 42 (.pdf, 9 KB) — Limitations on Referrals of Matters to Magistrate Judges | 01/16/2001 | GO 42 |
| General Order 43 (.pdf, 36 KB) — Procedures—Execution Scheduled Within Seven Days | 07/18/2000 | GO 43 |
| General Order 44 (.pdf, 107 KB) — Assignment Plan | 01/1/2018 | GO 44 |
| General Order 47 (.pdf, 270 KB) — Executive Committee | 02/21/2012 | GO 47 |
| General Order 50 (.pdf, 261 KB) — Criminal Justice Act Procedures | 12/5/2022 | GO 50 |
| General Order 51 (.pdf, 8 KB) — Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court | 01/16/2001 | GO 51 |
| General Order 52 (.pdf, 81 KB) — Collateral Forfeiture Schedule; Attachment | 12/22/2009 | GO 52 |
| General Order 55 (.pdf, 309 KB) — Bond Exoneration & Posting and Return of Property (Includes Forms) | 10/1/2022 | GO 55 |
| General Order 56 (.pdf, 159 KB) — Americans with Disabilities Act Access Litigation (see also Second Amended Notice re Procedures in All Cases Referred to ENE or Mediation and re Pre-Mediation Procedures in Cases Subject to General Order 56) | 01/1/2020 | GO 56 |
| General Order 57 (.pdf, 110 KB) — Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Procedure Rules | 10/25/2005 | GO 57 |
| General Order 58 (.pdf, 56 KB) — Regulating Possession and Use of Electronic Devices in the Courthouse | 09/15/2015 | GO 58 |
| General Order 59 (.pdf, 55 KB) — Electronic Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings | 04/25/2008 | GO 59 |
| General Order 61 (.pdf, 66 KB) — Immigration Mandamus Cases | 06/17/2008 | GO 61 |
| General Order 64 (.pdf, 165 KB) — Expedited Trial Procedures | 06/21/2011 | GO 64 |
| General Order 65 (.pdf, 48 KB) — Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project | 07/19/2016 | GO 65 |
| General Order 66 (.pdf, 316 KB) — Procedure for Post-Judgment Review of Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases | 10/11/2011 | GO 66 |
| General Order 68 (.pdf, 89 KB) — Policy on Court Refunds of Fee Overpayments | 11/21/2011 | GO 68 |
| General Order 69 (.pdf, 362 KB) — Process for Subpoenaing & Using Personnel or Complaint Records of State Law Enforcement Officers Testifying in Federal Court | 08/28/2012 | GO 69 |
| General Order 70 (.pdf, 80 KB) — Court Ombudspersons | 10/20/2020 | GO 70 |
| General Order 71 (.pdf, 76 KB) — Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action | 02/1/2020 | GO 71 |
| General Order 74 (.pdf, 94 KB) Temporary Use of Teleconferencing, Videoconferencing, and Other Procedures in Criminal Matters Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT”) | 11/7/2022 | GO 74 |
| General Order 76 (.pdf, 76 KB) Prison Email Filing of Prisoner Civil Rights Complaints | 05/19/2020 | GO 76 |
| General Order 78 (.pdf, 136 KB) IN RE: Update on Court Proceedings and Operations following State of California Reopening | 06/23/2021 | GO 78 |
| General Order 79 (.pdf, 86 KB) IN RE: Creation of CJA Special Counsel Panel | 07/7/2021 | GO 79 |
| General Order 80 (.pdf, 83 KB) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Court Policy re: Vaccination and Testing | 10/15/2021 | GO 80 |