Calendar for: Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero
Courtroom F,15th Floor
Courtroom Deputy: Karen L. Hom


Last Updated: Apr 1 2023 10:23AM
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Thursday, Apr 6 2023
10:30AM
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Zoom Meeting ID: 161 664 4640. Passcode: 841312.
3:20-cv-08719-WHO - Timboe v. Clark et al
P: D: Randy Sullivan for Sabbe, Steve Heraty, pro se
Settlement Conference
Friday, Apr 7 2023
02:00PM
3:19-cv-01353-JCS - Chavez v. Stellar Management Group VII, LLC et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Status Conference
Tuesday, Apr 11 2023
10:00AM
3:17-cv-03522-JD - Examinations Institute of the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education v. Chegg Inc.
P: Margaret Esquenet, Matt Samet D: Lori Chang, Ian Ballon
Status Conference
Wednesday, Apr 12 2023
10:00AM
3:21-cv-00915-WHO - Rush v. Wholesale Screening Solutions LLC
P: Devin Fok, Ainat Kiewe D: Elizabeth Andrews
Settlement Conference
3:21-cv-05195-WHO - Sims v. Checkr, Inc. et al
P: Devin Fok, Ainat Kiewe D: Elizabeth Andrews
Settlement Conference
Thursday, Apr 13 2023
11:00AM
3:20-cv-05599-WHA - Quackenbush et al v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. et al
P: Mark Greenstone D: William Delgado
Settlement Conference
Friday, Apr 14 2023
09:30AM
3:22-cv-03609-JCS - Operating Engineers Health And Welfare Trust Fund For Northern California et al v. Empire Engineering & Construction, Inc. et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
P: Luz Mendoza D: No Appeaerance
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
Motion For Default Judgment
10:30AM
3:18-cr-00381-JCS-1 - USA v. Erbet Mayek (No Custody) (Spanish)
AUSA: George Hageman AFPD: Karthk Raju PO: Salvador Tinoco
Status Conference
02:00PM
3:15-cv-02693-JCS - Edgewater Holding Corp. v. Edgewater Associates et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:21-cv-09968-JCS - Lewis v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
P: Andy Katz D: Tim Ryan
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-01957-JCS - Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Homeland Security
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-02196-JCS - Singh v. Bardini et al
P: Joseph Siguenza D: Elizabeth Kurlan
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-02226-JCS - District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund, and its Joint Board of Trustees et al v. Arellano et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-02573-JCS - Damian v. Yahia Meftah Sole Prop. et al
P: Kathy Phelps, Connor Healey D: Fred Taylor
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-03131-JCS - Stark et al v. Patreon, Inc.
P: Simone Grille, Trevor Tan D: Nate Walker, Fred Norton Interested Party: Leslie Vigen
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-08902-JCS - Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco v. Department of Homeland Security et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:23-cv-00196-JCS - De Anza Tile, Co., Inc. v. Surface Elements, Inc.
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
Tuesday, Apr 18 2023
02:00PM
3:20-cv-04629-WHO - Clarke v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company et al
P: Stuart Gross, Travis Smith D: Sandi Nichols, Scott Mroz, James Mink
Settlement Conference
Wednesday, Apr 19 2023
10:30AM
3:21-cr-00142-MAG - USA v. Vanessa Tello
Status Conference
Friday, Apr 21 2023
02:00PM
3:14-cv-02346-JCS - Wit et al v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:20-cv-08415-JCS - US Right to Know v. United States Department of State
Status Conference re: Production of Documents
3:21-cv-09418-JCS - Cafferata Family Trust, by and through its trustee, Frank Cafferata v. Sterling Screw Products, Inc. et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:21-cv-09975-JCS - Pollock et al v. Federal Insurance Company
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
03:00PM
- Judge Unavailable - All Day
Tuesday, Apr 25 2023
10:00AM
4:19-cv-04162-YGR - Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. v. Topcon Medical Systems, Inc. et al
P: Bijal Vakil, Jeremy Elman, Chitrajit Chandrashekar D: Jason Geller, Anthony Isola, George Miller
Settlement Conference
Wednesday, Apr 26 2023
02:00PM
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Zoom Meeting ID: 161 664 4640. Passcode: 841312.
Thursday, Apr 27 2023
10:30AM
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Zoom Meeting ID: 161 664 4640. Passcode: 841312.
3:22-cv-08939-SI - Sports Marketing Monterrey Group LLC v. Socios Services US Inc. et al
Settlement Conference
Friday, Apr 28 2023
09:30AM
- Zoom Webinar ID: 161 926 0804 Password: 050855
10:30AM
JCS - UNDERSEAL v. UNDERSEAL
3:22-mj-70962-MAG - USA v. Braiden Williams
Status Conference
02:00PM
- Zoom Webinar ID: 161 926 0804 Password: 050855
3:17-cv-06875-JCS - Villanueva v. Select Employment Services, Inc. et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:21-cv-08854-JCS - Danielson et al v. Sonoma County et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-02198-JCS - Kuchta v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation dba Amtrak
Further Case Mgmt Conference
Motion to Dismiss by Contra Costa County
Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's FAC
3:22-cv-07856-JCS - Rak v. Saint Mary's College of California
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:22-cv-08941-JCS - Peng v. USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office
P: Michael Chen D: Elizabeth Kurlan
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:23-cv-00273-JCS - Washam et al v. United States of America, et al
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
3:23-cv-00301-JCS - Khalifeh v. Great American Moving System, LLC et al
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
Tuesday, May 2 2023
07:00AM
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Wednesday, May 3 2023
07:00AM
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Thursday, May 4 2023
07:00AM
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Friday, May 5 2023
07:00AM
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Saturday, May 6 2023
07:00AM
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Sunday, May 7 2023
07:00AM
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Monday, May 8 2023
07:00AM
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Tuesday, May 9 2023
07:00AM
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Friday, May 12 2023
09:30AM
3:23-cv-01396-JCS - Lanier v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC et al
Motion to Dismiss
02:00PM
3:20-cv-03866-JCS - Anti Police-Terror Project et al v. City of Oakland et al
For connection information, please see the judge's page.
Further Case Mgmt Conference
3:23-cv-00619-JCS - Tejeda v. Vulcan Materials Company et al
Initial Case Mgmt Conference
 
 
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PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted remote access to court proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings (including those held by telephone or videoconference).  See General Order 58 at Paragraph III.  Any recording of a court proceeding held by video or teleconference, including “screen-shots” or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.  Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the court.

JUDGE SPERO'S STATIC ZOOM WEBINAR INFORMATION:

Please click the link below to join webinars. If you are a case participant, you will join as an attendee, then you’ll be brought into the proceeding by court staff.

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1619260804?pwd=RE5qWDhGOTdWWTZUOFlOKzhNc3pjZz09

Webinar ID: 161 926 0804
Password: 050855

Dial in:US: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (646) 828-7666
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/advFLxrTkx

Or an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
SIP: 1619260804@sip.zoomgov.com

Please review this important guidance on participating via Zoom. 

JUDGE SPERO'S STATIC ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:

TO BE USED FOR NON-PUBLIC HEARINGS - SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES:

For Settlement Conferences the parties shall connect to the Zoom Meeting at the following address:

https://cand.uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1616644640?pwd=cElJZ0g3dDJqcWNSb1pnSDNmanV0QT09.  

In addition to following the link and instructions on Judge Spero’s web page, you can join the meeting using the following: 

Zoom Meeting ID: 161 664 4640. Password: 841312.  

A link to the Court’s video conferencing meeting is also located on the Court’s website at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/spero-joseph-c-jcs/

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ALL CIVIL MOTION HEARINGS,  CRIMINAL HEARINGS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ZOOM WEBINAR.  COUNSEL SHALL USE JUDGE SPERO'S STATIC ZOOM WEBINAR AND/OR MAY RECEIVE ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS VIA ECF NOTIFICATION. 

 

COUNSEL DOES NOT NEED TO FILE ANY MOTION TO APPEAR BY PHONE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TELEPHONE ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH COURTCALL. ANY PARTY SEEKING AN EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE SHOULD FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE COURT.  .

 
AT&T CONFERENCE CALL-IN INFORMATION FOR TELEPHONIC HEARINGS:  
DIAL IN #: 888-684-8852
ACCESS CODE: 8256171# 
 
PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THE COURT MAY BE IN SESSION WITH PROCEEDINGS IN PROGRESSWHEN YOU CONNECT TO THE CONFERENCE CALL LINE.  THEREFORE, PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE IF POSSIBLE AND WAIT FOR THE COURT TO ADDRESSYOU BEFORE SPEAKING ON THE LINE.  
 
TO ASSIST THE COURT REPORTER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF EACH TIME YOU SPEAK. 
 
EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 18, 2020:

THE  COURT IS NOT HOLDING IN PERSON SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS; PARTIES MAY CONTINUE THEIR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES TO ANOTHER DATE, OR REQUEST THAT THE COURT HOLD A TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IF AVAILABLE.

EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 27, 2020: 

PLEASE SEE JUDGE SPERO'S WEBSITE UNDER STANDING ORDERS FOR COVID-19 PROCEDURES ISSUED ON JULY 31, 2020.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL IN-PERSON MEET-AND-CONFER REQUIREMENTS UNDER CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE SPERO'S STANDING ORDER OR ANY OTHER ORDER ISSUED BY CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE SPERO MAY BE SATISFIED BY A REMOTE MEETING VIA VIDEO OR, IF THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE, BY TELEPHONE.

EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 16, 2020: PARTIES SHOULD NOT SEND PAPER CHAMBERS COPIES PENDING FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT. CHAMBERS COPIES SHOULD BE EMAILED TO JCSPO@CAND.USCOURTS.GOV

 

CIVIL LAW AND MOTION: Friday, 9:30 AM** (See below for exceptions) 
Motion hearing dates DO NOT need to be reserved. Please follow the Court's Local Rule on Motion practice.

Judge Spero DOES NOT issue TENTATIVE RULINGS.

CRIMINAL LAW AND MOTION: Friday, 10:30 AM

** CRIMINAL DUTY MONTH: MARCH 2023 (from March 1 to March 16, 2023) Magistrate Judge Cisneros will cover March duty from March 17-March 31). Week of April 17-April 21, 2023.

**Civil Law and Motion for March 2023 will be held at 2:00 PM**

EFFECTIVE MAY 2, 2022, THE SF MAGISTRATE CRIMINAL DUTY CALENDAR RETURNS TO IN PERSON PROCEEDINGS AND 
WILL BEGIN AT 10:30 AM IN COURTROOM 14, 18TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

EMAIL ADDRESSES: JCSPO@CAND.USCOURTS.GOV - for proposed orders and chambers copies.

*NEW (effective 12/1/18): JCSSettlement@cand.uscourts.gov - for settlement conference statements.

2/10/14: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY CASE MANAGEMENT AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCES WILL NOW BE HELD AT 2:00 PM.

CASE MANAGEMENT AND FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCES: Friday, 2:00 PM.
NOTE: Except for cases where parties are appearing pro se, Case Management Conferences are not recorded.

EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2020 - THIS IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING  TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES:

DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC AND CURRENT SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER, THIS REQUIREMENT IS SUSPENDED. COUNSEL AND PARTIES WILL RECEIVE COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CLERK.

EFFECTIVE July 19, 2016 All Telephonic Appearances shall be arranged through CourtCall. Please contact CourtCall at 866-582-6878 no later than two days prior to the hearing date.

Counsel must e-file a letter one (1) week prior to the hearing date.

NO CELL PHONES OR SPEAKER PHONES ARE ALLOWED.  ALL TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES MUST BE ON A LAND LINE! 

If you are unable to use CourtCall, please contact the clerk for alternate arrangements.

TRIAL SCHEDULE: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM with one (1) fifteen (15) minute break and a forty-five (45) minute lunch hour.

SCHEDULING OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES:
Please contact Karen Hom at (415) 522-2035

NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY:
Please take notice that the HONORABLE JOSEPH C. SPERO will not be available:

May 2 through 12, 2023

June 1 through June 2, 2023

July 3, 2023

All counsel are hereby given notice that Court will not be in session during this period, and that such absence constitutes as Certificate of Unavailability pursuant to Civil L.R. 1-5(p). If urgency requires, counsel in any case assigned to Judge Spero, may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge as provided in Civil L.R. 7-1(c).

LAW CLERKS:
Melissa Dawson (415) 522-3692

COURT HOLIDAYS:2

May 29, 2023 - Memorial Day

July 4, 2023 - Independence Day

September 4, 2023 - Labor Day

October 9, 2023 - Columbus Day

November 10, 2023 - Veterans Day (observed)

November 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving Day

December 25, 2023 - Christmas Day

January 1, 2024 - NY Day



Ja 2023 - MLK