COURT SCHEDULE FOR MAGISTRATE JUDGE VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

SPECIAL PROCEDURES DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

These procedures apply to all civil proceedings scheduled before Judge DeMarchi until further notice.  Please note that these procedures may change depending on the circumstances.

Motion Hearings:  As of May 1, 2022 all hearings (including hearings on discovery disputes) will be conducted in person in Judge DeMarchi’s courtroom at the San Jose courthouse.  All hearing participants and attendees must comply with then-current public health restrictions and with all requirements for admission to the courthouse posted on the Northern District of California website. Judge DeMarchi does not issue tentative rulings on upcoming matters. 

Case Management Conferences:  The Court will continue to conduct case management conference by Zoom webinar.  Instructions for participating in the Zoom webinar will be provided by Clerk’s Notice and posted on the docket for each conference.  Guidance on how to use Zoom functionality is posted on the Court’s website at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.  If any party believes that a particular conference should be conducted in person, the party must request an in person conference in the joint case management state or in a separate submission no later than 7 days before the case management conference, and must explain why it believes the conference should be conducted in person.

Settlement Conferences:  Judge DeMarchi is willing to conduct settlement conferences in person if all attendees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including recommended boosters.  Otherwise, Judge DeMarchi will continue to conduct settlement conferences remotely using Zoom.  Pre-settlement conference calls will be conducted by telephone, per Judge DeMarchi’s Standing Order for Settlement Conferences.  Parties may schedule a settlement conference by emailing Adriana Kratzmann, Judge DeMarchi’s Courtroom Deputy, at VKDcrd@cand.uscourts.gov.

Chambers Copies:  Chambers copies of joint discovery dispute letters, motion papers filed pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-2, opposition papers filed pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-3, and reply papers filed pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-3 should be delivered to the Clerk’s Office no later than the close of the next court day following the day that the paper was electronically filed. Chambers copies must be double-sided and 3-hole punched along the left margin of the paper. For under seal filings, chambers copies should include only the unredacted version of the filing. Such copies must be marked with the notation “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Clerk’s Office in an envelope marked with the case name, case number, and the words “Magistrate Judge DeMarchi Chambers Copies.”

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

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