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COURT SCHEDULE:

(Please see below for information during the COVID-19 Pandemic)

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

Case Management Conference: Friday, 11:00 a.m. via AT&T Teleconference

Criminal Law and Motion: Tuesday, 1:15 p.m. via AT&T Teleconference

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

Jury Selection - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. before Monday start of trial.

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

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

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DURING COVID 19: 

CRIMINAL MATTERS AND MOTIONS:  

During COVID-19 All criminal matters are set for Status and are heard on Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m.

Motions: Judge White requires a 35-day notice for criminal motions.

The Court will schedule other criminal hearings after the initial Status Hearing is held.

Judge White is conducting limited IN PERSON proceedings: Changes of Plea, Sentencings, Evidentiary Hearings in accordance with GO 72-3.  For all other proceedings, counsel are encouraged to confer as to whether a continuance or waiver of the Defendant’s personal appearance is appropriate.  During COVID-19 hearing times may be changed to accommodate court scheduled.

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:  JSWCRD@cand.uscourts.gov and JSWPO@cand.uscourts.gov.

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 telephone during the Court’s normal law and motion calendar at 9:00 am.  The Court will follow its usual procedure by posting a Notice of Tentative Ruling and/or Questions for Hearing before the hearing date.  The Court’s procedures for telephonic 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:

AT&T Teleconference: 1-888-684-8852   

Access Code: 8583698#

ZOOM Webinar Information:

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

Webinar ID: 160 674 5157

Password:  271988

CIVIL MOTION HEARING DATES:   

PLEASE NOTE: Some dates below have terminal digits next to the date. ONLY cases ending in these terminal digits CAN be noticed for that day, otherwise the date is CLOSED. **  

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

**A TERMINAL DIGIT IS THE LAST NUMBER IN THE CASE NUMBER:  FOR EXAMPLE - 4:09-CV-00001 JSW:  the 1 is the terminal digit

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OPEN MOTION HEARING DATES (by terminal digit): 

NOTE:  If a date does not appear, you may notice a motion for that date regardless of the Terminal Digit, providing the date is at least 35-days

June 11, 2021 CLOSED

June 18, 2021 - CLOSED

July 23, 2021 - terminal digits 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 only

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COURT HOLIDAYS:

May 31, 2021

July 5, 2021 (Observance of Independence Day)

September 6, 2021

October 11, 2021

November 11, 2021

November 25, 2021

December 24, 2021 

December 31, 2021

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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; followed by dates Judge White's chambers are closed:

Unavailable dates:

May 16, 2021 through and including June 11, 2021

April 8, 2022

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Chambers closed:   

ALL COUNSEL AND PARTIES TAKE NOTICE:

All Counsel/Parties are hereby given notice that such absence constitutes a Certificate of Unavailability, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 1-5(p). If urgency requires, counsel/a party in any case