For questions about hearings and scheduling, please contact Magistrate Judge Hixson's Courtroom Deputy, Rose Maher, by email at Rose_Maher@cand.uscourts.gov or telephone at (415) 522-4708

CIVIL LAW AND MOTION SCHEDULE

Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue.

Motions may be noticed without reserving the hearing date.  Please check the Court's availability prior to scheduling your motion. The Court may reset a noticed hearing date/time if needed.

All hearings are in person, unless otherwise noted. If it is a Zoom or telephonic hearing it will be posted as one or the other on the calendar.

For connection information on all proceedings via Zoom, please see Magistrate Judge Hixson’s home page at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/, and follow the instructions listed at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.

CRIMINAL DUTY SCHEDULE

In person every day at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom E, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES

Settlement Conferences are scheduled Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday at 10:00 a.m. by Zoom, unless the parties request an in-person settlement conference.

If a party has a conflict with the scheduled date, please contact the Courtroom Deputy.

DISCOVERY

All discovery letters briefs (whether joint or individual) should be filed in ECF using "Discovery Letter Brief," which allows the Court to link the letter and order when issuing a ruling.

NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY:

Magistrate Judge Hixson is unavailable: 

July 24, 2025 - All Day

Such absence constitutes a certificate of unavailability pursuant to Civil L.R. 1-5(p). If urgency requires, counsel in cases assigned to Magistrate Judge Hixson may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge as provided in Civil Local Rule 7-1(c).   

Any request to appear by Zoom or telephone must be filed at least three days prior to the hearing, with a proposed order. If approved, the Courtroom Deputy will file an order with call-in instructions. 

Call in Number: 1-669-254-5252/call ID: 1601606125/Access Password Code: 477438

COURT HOLIDAYS

When a Federal Holiday falls on a Sunday, the Court will be closed Monday.  When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the Court be closed the preceding Friday.