NOTICE AS TO ALL MATTERS PENDING BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE VAN KEULEN

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

1.  APPEARANCES-CIVIL

• All civil discovery and motion hearings will be in person unless otherwise noticed by the Court.
• Initial case management conferences, status conferences and order to show cause hearings in re settlement/dismissal will be by Zoom video link.  Specific call-in/Zoom instructions will be posted on ECF no later than 48 hours in advance.  General information is provided below.
• Parties without electronic filing will receive information by email. 
• SCHEDULING days and times below still apply. 
• Any deviation from the appearance standards above requires prior approval of the Court. The requesting party must file an administrative motion to appear by Zoom video link 5 days before the conference. If the request is granted, specific call-in/Zoom instructions will be posted on ECF no later than 48 hours in advance.  General information is provided below. 

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

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1613982797?pwd=QkRjaGdHbmNNbDJBcWNxRkNLbVB3QT09

Webinar ID: 161 398 2797
Password: 534805

Please review this important guidance on participating in a Zoom Webinar or Meeting. 

2. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES

All settlement conferences may be in person or by private Zoom video link.  Confirmation will be posted on ECF 30 days in advance.  Parties are responsible for checking ECF for confirmation.  If by Zoom video, contact information will be emailed to counsel.  General information is provided below. 

The court will use Zoom Meetings (as opposed to Zoom Webinars) for settlement conferences and other non-public hearings.  To join a meeting, click on the link below.  You will initially enter a “waiting room” and will be admitted into the meeting by court staff.

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1617470821?pwd=dG1LWU5vUHN4NE1xSmx0c3BqQXovQT09

Meeting ID: 161 747 0821
Password: 384620

Counsel are responsible for making sure that their participants are able to take part in a Zoom video conference. Counsel should ensure that their participants have downloaded the Zoom application onto a laptop or desktop with a working camera and microphone, and 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. All participants must also have access to email and a telephone throughout the settlement conference.  

3. BENCH AND JURY TRIALS HAVE RESUMED IN-PERSON.

4. SAN JOSE CENTRAL VIOLATIONS BUREAU (CVB) (2026) @ 9:30AM VIA ZOOM

5.  SCHEDULING 

CIVIL

• Case Management & Status Conferences; OSC hearings re settlement/dismissal: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. by Zoom video link.
• Civil Law & Motion Calendar: Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. **ALL DISCOVERY AND MOTION HEARINGS WILL BE IN PERSON UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTICED BY THE COURT.**
• Civil Pretrial Conferences: Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., in person. 
• Parties are not required to reserve a hearing date but should confirm the Court's availability at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov. Hearings and motions may be reset as the Court's calendar requires. For questions regarding scheduling, please contact SVKCRD@cand.uscourts.gov.  

6. SAN JOSE CRIMINAL DUTY SCHEDULE 

IN PERSON @ 1:00PM

All Criminal Duty paper should be submitted to SVKCRD@cand.uscourts.gov.                                                                                                              

7. NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY (2026)
Please take notice that Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen will be unavailable on the following days:

March 6

March 13-March 20

May 26-June 1

October – Dates TBD

November 12-13

All counsel are hereby given notice that such absence constitutes a certificate of unavailability pursuant to Civil L.R. 1-5(p).

8. MISCELLANEOUS

EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
When contacting the Court, all parties shall abide by Civil L.R. 11-4(c). Communications made in violation of the local rules will be disregarded.

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
All transcript orders must be placed online. For more information, please visit: _http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/transcripts

CHAMBERS COPIES

Submission of chamber's copies suspended unless specifically requested by the Court.