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LOCATION OF JUDGE WHITE'S COURTROOM:
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor

COURT SCHEDULE:

Civil Law and Motion: Friday, 9:00 a.m.  via Zoom Videoconference

Case Management Conferences:

Friday, 9:00 a.m. via Zoom Videoconference

Pretrial Conferences: Monday, 2:00 p.m.          

Jury Selection - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. 

Trials: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m

Criminal Law and Motion: see info below under Criminal Matters and Motions

Chambers Copies:  Unless the Court directs otherwise, the parties SHALL NOT submit chambers copies of materials that are filed electronically.  (See Judge White's Standing Order)

Proposed Orders are required to be efiled and also emailed to JSWPO@cand.uscourts.gov

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CRIMINAL MATTERS AND MOTIONS:  

All criminal matters will be scheduled IN PERSON on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. Please be advised that, effective August 11, 2026, all criminal matters before Judge White will commence at 9:00 AM., replacing the previous 1:00pm start time. 

Motions: Judge White requires a 35-day notice for criminal motions. The Criminal Duty Magistrate Judge will schedule a Status Conference and Judge White will schedule other criminal hearings after the initial Status Hearing is held.  

CHANGES OF PLEA:  

The parties shall submit any proposed Plea Agreement or Application for Entry of Guilty Plea by no later than 9:00 am the Friday prior to the Change of Plea hearing. Submission to be made to each of the following email addresses:

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CIVIL LAW AND MOTION:

Pending further order of the Court, all civil law and motion matters will be submitted on the papers. See General Orders 72, 73.

If the Court determines a hearing is required, the hearing will be conducted by ZOOM during the Court’s normal law and motion calendar at 9:00 am, unless otherwise specified by the Court.  The Court will follow its usual procedure by posting a Notice of Tentative Ruling and/or Questions for Hearing before the hearing date. (Please see below for ZOOM access and information).

The Court’s procedures for ZOOM appearances are set forth below. 

Although the presumption is that motions will be resolved on the papers, the parties shall notice motions on an open and available date on the Court’s Civil Law and Motion calendar – see available hearing dates below.

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES:

All Case Management Conferences shall be conducted by  Zoom Video Conference (unless otherwise notified by the Court) on the Court’s Case Management calendar – Fridays at 9:00 am. 

The Court may issue a Scheduling Order without conducting a hearing. 

The Court’s procedures for video conference appearances are set forth below. 

All parties shall connect to the hearing no later than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled appearance time to check-in with the Courtroom Deputy.

ZOOM Webinar Information:

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1606745157?pwd=Q1FSb2lwcitwS1BYUDc0L2VXekR0UT09 

Webinar ID: 160 674 5157

Password:  271988

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CIVIL MOTION HEARING DATES:   

PLEASE NOTE: Some dates below have terminal digits next to the date.  You can only notice a hearing for cases ending in these terminal digits on that day, otherwise the date is CLOSED. **  **A TERMINAL DIGIT IS THE LAST NUMBER IN THE CASE NUMBER:  FOR EXAMPLE - 4:09-CV-00001 JSW:  the 1 is the terminal digit.  In related cases, please follow the directions below.

IF A DATE DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST AT ALL YOU MAY NOTICE A MOTION FOR THAT DATE REGARDLESS OF THE TERMINAL DIGIT, PROVIDING THE DATE IS AT LEAST 35 DAYS OUT.  

RELATED CASES:  

IF THE CASE YOU ARE NOTICING FOR A MOTION IS A RELATED CASE, THEN YOU MUST USE THE LOWEST NUMBERED CASE OF THE RELATED CASES FOR MOTION FILING PURPOSES.

NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY AND NOTICE OF CLOSED CHAMBERS FOR JUDGE WHITE:

Please take notice that the Honorable Jeffrey S. White will be UNAVAILABLE on the following dates:

2026 

February 17, 2026-March 19, 2026

April 13, 2026 - April 21, 2026

June 15, 2026 - July 13, 2026

August 21, 2026 - August 29, 2026

November 3, 2026 - November 17, 2026

ALL COUNSEL AND PARTIES TAKE NOTICE:

Please take notice of Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White's unavailability.  The court will not be in session during these periods of unavailability.  If urgency requires, counsel in any case assigned or referred to Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(c). 

COURT HOLIDAYS:

Chambers closed:  

December 24, 2026 - January 4, 2027

ALL COUNSEL AND PARTIES TAKE NOTICE:

Please take notice of Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White unavailability and his chambers closure during this week.  The court will not be in session during these periods of unavailability.  If urgency requires, counsel in any case assigned or referred to Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(c).