TO ALL civil and criminal litigants with matters currently pending before United States District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., Northern District of California.  In light of the evolving developments with coronavirus (COVID-19) and General Orders Nos. 74, 78, and 80, the Court issues the following additional guidance: 

1. All Civil Case Management Conferences will be held telephonically and will not be recorded.  The Court will issue a notice with the conference call number in advance of the case management conference.  Counsel shall be on the call before the start of the calendar to check in with the Courtroom Deputy.  The Court will join the call when it is ready to proceed on that action.  For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.  The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.

2. All Civil Law and Motion hearings will be held in-person.  Beginning the week of April 11, 2022, the Court will return to holding its Civil Law & Motion calendar in person.  To the extent the Court finds that a motion may be decided on the papers and a hearing is not necessary, the Court will alert the parties as soon as practicable.

3. In-person criminal matters are generally limited to changes of plea and sentencing hearings, and will take place on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.  Any in-person hearing will take place on Wednesdays in Courtroom 2 on the Fourth Floor, at 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.  All other criminal matters will take place by Zoom Webinar.

4. Parties need not submit chambers copies of any filings.  To the extent the Court requires hard copies of any filings, the Court will direct the parties to submit them on an as-needed basis.

5. Extensions.  All case deadlines remain in place for all cases unless otherwise ordered.

We all recognize that circumstances are changing rapidly and counsel and parties are requested to monitor the Court’s website and dockets closely for changes in the protocol.  This notice shall remain in effect until ordered by the Court.

• Zoom and Telephonic Criminal matters are generally on every other MONDAY at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 a.m. for in-custody defendants and on every WEDNESDAY at 2:00 p.m. for out-custody defendants.
• In-person Criminal matters are on WEDNESDAYS at 10:00 a.m.
• Telephonic Civil Case Management Conferences and Pretrial Conferences are on TUESDAYS at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively.
• Civil Motions are heard on THURSDAYS at 2:00 p.m.  The next available law and motion date is May 18, 2023.  Parties do not need to reserve a hearing date on or after this date.  There is also limited availability for hearings on the following dates:  

• Before noticing a motion for one of these limited dates, parties should email hsgcrd@cand.uscourts.gov to confirm availability.  Parties must also check the list of unavailable dates below before noticing any motion.

  If you currently have a properly noticed motion e-filed on the docket but would like it heard on one of the earlier dates, you should email hsgcrd@cand.uscourts.gov to confirm availability.  Once availability is confirmed, you may e-file an administrative motion or a stipulation and proposed order requesting the earlier date.  If granted, the Court will advance the hearing date.

• Trials are MONDAY through FRIDAY, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

 Hearing dates may be continued pursuant to stipulation and order (L.R. 6-2) or by motion (L.R. 6-3).

All Proposed Orders MUST be submitted in Word format to Judge Gilliam’s proposed order email address at hsgpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

 The following dates are NOT AVAILABLE for hearings:

4/13-4/14/2023

7/30 -8/3/2023