UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DONNA M. RYU
1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Courtroom Deputy: Ivy L. Garcia   (510) 637-3639

For Zoom connection information as well as courtroom location for in-person proceedings, please check Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu's webpage at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/dmr.  

Civil Motions:  Hearings on civil motions will be conducted in person or via Zoom video conference, as determined by the court.  Information on the hearing format will be posted on the case docket

Case Management Conferences:  All case management conferences will be held via Zoom video webinar unless the court determines that an in-person proceeding would aid the court.

Settlement Planning Calls and Settlement Conferences:   Settlement planning calls will take place via Zoom.  Most settlement conferences will take place in person in the Oakland courthouse.  The court will determine whether a settlement conference will be conducted in person or by Zoom video conference, and will seek the parties’ input as part of the settlement planning process. For Zoom settlement conferences, all counsel must ensure that their participants have downloaded the Zoom application onto a device with a working camera and microphone.  Counsel shall do a test run with all of their participants prior to the settlement conference to eliminate all equipment-based problems.  Audio-only participation is prohibited.   Unless otherwise indicated, Judge Ryu will conduct settlement conferences in her designated non-public Zoom Meeting “room.”   The Zoom Meeting ID is available on Judge Ryu’s webpage as well as the ECF docket entry for the scheduling of the settlement conference.

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COURT SCHEDULE:

Criminal Law and Motion:  During the regular criminal duty calendar.  Please contact Ivy Garcia at (510) 637-3639 to request a special setting.

Civil Law and Motion:  2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month at 1:00 p.m.  Parties need not reserve a hearing date, but should confirm Magistrate Judge Ryu's availability in the Scheduling Notes available on her webpage at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/dmr.

Case Management Conferences:  1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.

Judgment Debtor Examinations:  Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. (on Criminal Duty months) or 9:30 a.m. (on non-Criminal Duty months)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Settlement Conferences:  The court will issue scheduling orders for all settlement conferences referred to Judge Ryu.  Please contact Ivy Garcia at (510) 637-3639 if you have questions that are not addressed by the scheduling order. 

********NOTICE RE: UNAVAILABLE DATES FOR CIVIL LAW AND MOTION CALENDAR*******

********NOTICE ON CRIMINAL DUTY COVERAGES********

On 4/25/2025 at 10:30 a.m., Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros will conduct a consolidated all-division criminal duty calendar in San Francisco.

On 7/21/2025 to 7/24/2025 at 10:30 a.m., Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins will conduct a consolidated all-division criminal duty calendar in San Francisco (with the assistance of Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang's Courtroom Deputy).                                                                                                      

********NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY********

Please take notice that Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu will not be available on the following days.  The court will not be in session during these period of unavailability.  If urgency requires, counsel in any case assigned or referred to Judge Ryu may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(c). 

Monday, March 10, 2025 to and including Friday, March 14, 2025

Monday, May 19, 2025 to and including Friday, May 30, 2025                                                                                                                            

Monday, July 21, 2025 to and including Thursday, July 24, 2025

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Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu's Oakland Criminal Duty Months in 2025                                                                                                                                            

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COURT HOLIDAYS:

February 17, 2025 - Presidents' Day Holiday (observed)                                                                                                  May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day Holiday (Observed)                                   June 19, 2025 - Juneteenth (Observed)                                                        July 4, 2025 - Independence Holiday (Observed)                                      September 1, 2025 - Labor Day Holiday (Observed)                                  October 13, 2025 - Columbus Day Holiday (Observed)                            November 11, 2025 - Veterans Day Holiday (Observed)                           November 27, 2025 - Thanksgiving Holiday (Observed)                          December 25, 2025 - Christmas Day Holiday (Observed)