| Calendar for: Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero Courtroom F,15th Floor Courtroom Deputy: Karen L. Hom | |
| Last Updated: Apr 1 2023 10:23AM | |
| View Scheduling Notes | |
| Thursday, Apr 6 2023 | |
| 10:30AM | |
| - 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 | |
| - Zoom Meeting ID: 161 664 4640. Passcode: 841312. | |
| Thursday, Apr 27 2023 | |
| 10:30AM | |
| - 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 Dial in:US: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (646) 828-7666 Or an H.323/SIP room system: 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) Judge Spero DOES NOT issue TENTATIVE RULINGS. CRIMINAL LAW AND MOTION: Friday, 10:30 AM **Civil Law and Motion for March 2023 will be held at 2:00 PM** 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. EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2020 - THIS IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. 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. 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). 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
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