Archived General Orders

The Standing Committee on Discipline

Amendments to Local Rules Governing Duties of Magistrate Judges

The Prohibition of Broadcasting, Recording or Photographing in the Courtroom (Eastern Division)

Adoption of Sentencing Orders and Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release Pertaining to Financial Sanctions

The Adoption of Revised Local Civil Rules (Supersedes GO 00-08)

Method of Allocating Civil Cases in the Eastern Division of the Central District of California

Pilot Prisoner Mediation Program (Supersedes General Orders 99-2 and 01-06)

Order Designating All Federal Debt Collection Act Cases for Electronic Filing

Plan for Achieving Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases (Speedy Trial Act Plan) (Supersedes GO No. 209 and Superseded by GO Nos. 11-05 & 11-14)

Order Designating All Federal Debt Collection Act Cases for Electronic Filing (Supersedes General Order No. 02-11)

Eastern Division Pilot Project for Inclusion of Magistrate Judge in Civil Case Assignment Wheel

Order Authorizing Electronic Filing Pilot Project (Supersedes General Order No. 03-06)

Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges (Supersedes GOs. 83 & 84 and Consolidates GOs. 224, 224-A, 224-B 224-C, 224-D, 224-E and 224-F and Subsequent GOs. 224, 224-A, 224-B, 224-C, 224-D, and GNs. 96-20 & 98-4)

Amendment to Local Civil Rule 7.1-1

Adoption of Interim Procedure Rules

Order Authorizing Electronic Filing (Supersedes General Order Nos. 03-06 and 05-01)

Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges (Supersedes General Order Nos. 83 and 84 and Consolidates General Order Nos. 224, 224-a, 224-b, 224-c, 224-d, 224-e and 224-f and Subsequent General Order Nos. 224, 224-a, 224-b, 224-c, 224-d, and General Order Nos. 96-20, 98-4 and 05-06)

Order Authorizing Electronic Filing (Supersedes General Order Nos. 03-06, 05-01 and 06-07)

Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors (Rescinds General Order Nos. 99-8 and 03-12) (Superseded by GO 11-08)

Order Authorizing Electronic Filing (Supersedes General Order 07-08; also refer to GO 08-11. Superseded by GO 10-07)

CJA Interim and Final Voucher Submissions (Superseded by GO 13-04)

The Reappointment of Stephen J. Hillman As Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

Plan for the Composition, Administration, and Management of the Panel of Private Attorneys Under the Criminal Justice Act (Amends section III of GO 07-06) (Superseded by GO 13-09)

Repeal of General Order 02-08, Pilot Prisoner Mediation Program

Registered Legal Services Attorney

Order Establishing Prisoner Settlement Program

Attorney Admission Fee (Superseded by GO 11-13)

Establishing A Capital Habeas Attorney Panel; Creation Of Capital Habeas Attorney Panel Selection Committee; Administration Of Panel (Superseded by GO 13-14)

The Adoption of New and Revised Local Civil Rules and Rules for Admiralty and Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, Effective December 1, 2010

Plan for Achieving Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases (Supersedes GO 03-04 and Superseded by GO 11-14)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Plan and Employment Dispute Resolution Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California

In the Matter of Patent Pilot Program

In the Matter of Attorney Admission and Pro Hac Vice Fees (Supersedes General Order No. 10-06)

In the Matter of the Appointment of a New Merit Selection Panel (Superseded by GO 13-12)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Carla M. Woehrle As a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Rita Coyne Federman As a Part-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Santa Barbara, California

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Ralph Zarefsky As a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Apppointment of Alka Sagar as a Full-time Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Jacqueline Chooljian As a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of a New Merit Selection Panel (Supersedes GO-11-17)

In the Matter of Attorney Case-Opening Pilot Project (Supersedes Amended General Order No. 13-01)

In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges

(Supersedes General Order No. 08-05 and All Other General Orders Regarding Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges and Allocating Cases Among the Divisions of the Court)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Alicia G. Rosenberg as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel

In the Matter of the Appointment of Rozella A. Oliver as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of Karen E. Scott as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Santa Ana, California

In the Matter of Pilot Project for the Submission of Certain Prisoner Filings Through Electronic Mail

In the Matter of the Service of Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott

In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 14-03)

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel (Supersedes General Order No. 15-02)

In the Matter of Criminal Duty Matters Electronic Filing Pilot Project

In the Matter of Pilot Project for the Submission of Certain Prisoner Filings through Electronic Mail (Supersedes General Order No. 16-03)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of John E. McDermott as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of Hemant H. Kewalramani as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Riverside, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel (supersedes General Order No. 16-07)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Suzanne H. Segal as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of Attorney Admission and Pro Hac Vice Fees (Supersedes General Order No. 17-01)

In the Matter of the Appointment of Autumn D. Spaeth as a Full-Time Magistrate United States Magistrate Judge at Santa Ana, California

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Michael R. Wilner as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Service of Magistrate Judge Louise A. LaMothe

In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 16-05)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Charles F. Eick as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of The Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California, For the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors (Supersedes General Order No. 13-13)

In the Matter of the Service of Magistrate Judge Louise A. LaMothe

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel

Assignment of Duties of Magistrates

Plan for the Referral of Civil Cases to Full Time United States Magistrates, Amendment of the Local Rules Governing the Duties of Magistrate

Assignments of Attorney Admission Responsibility to the United States Magistrates

Assignment of and Local Rules Governing Duties of Magistrates

In the Matter of the Appointment of Pedro Castillo as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In re Coronavirus Public Emergency Order Concerning Access to Court Facilities

In re Coronavirus Public Emergency Further Order Concerning Jury Trials and Other Proceedings (Supersedes Amended General Order No. 20-02)

In the Matter of Attorney Admission, Annual Renewal, and Pro Hac Vice Fees (Supersedes General Order No. 18-01)

In Re Coronavirus Public Emergency Order Concerning Phased Reopening of the Court (Supersedes Amended General Order No. 20-08)

In the Matter of the Service of Magistrate Judge Louise A. LaMothe

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel (Supersedes General Order No. 19-12)

In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 19-03)

In the Matter of the Appointment of Margo A. Rocconi as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In Re Coronavirus Public Emergency Order Concerning Phased Reopening of the Court (Supersedes General Order No. 21-06, General Order No. 21-03, and Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Alka Sagar as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel (Supersedes General Order No. 20-14)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Kenly Kiya Kato as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Riverside, California

In the Matter of the Service of Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott

In re Coronavirus Public Emergency Order Concerning Access to Court Facilities (Supersedes General order No. 20-03)

Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges (Refer to GO 05-06)

The Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges (Refer to GO 05-06)

Assigning Probation or Supervised Release Transfer in Criminal Cases (Refer to GO 05-06)

In the Matter of the Reappointment of Gail J. Standish as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 21-01)

Reference of Cases and Proceedings to Bankruptcy Judges of the District, and the Reference of Appeals to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panels

In the Matter of the Revision of General Order No. 266 regarding the Reference of Appeals to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

Operation of the Santa Ana Place of Holding Court

Adoption of Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release

Deferral of Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5(c), 16(b), 26(a)(1), 26(a)(2)(c),26(a)(3), 26(a)(4), 26(b)(2), 26(d), 29, 30(d)(2), 32(c), and 54(d)(2)(D)

Futher Deferral of Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5(e), 16(b), 26(a)(1), 26(a)(2)(c),26(a)(3), 26(a)(4), 26(b)(2), 26(d), 29, 30(d)(2), 32(c), and 54(d)(2)(D)

Method of Allocating Cases among the Divisions of the Central District Court of California

Procedures for Appointing Counsel to Hospitalized Defendants

Method of Assigning Bankruptcy Matters Among the Divisions of the CDCA

Transferring Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings to the District Court from the Bankruptcy Court

Establishing Court Policy Governing Naturalization Ceremonies Conducted at Locations Other Than a United States Courthouse (Refer to GO 03-05)

Amendments to the Student Practice Rule

Amendments to Local Civil Rule 6,Early Meeting of Counsel - Report to Court - Status Conference

Amendments to Local Civil Rule 9, Pre-Trial Proceedings

Amendments to Appendix a to Local Rules - Pretrial Form No. 1

Amendments to the Plan for the Implementation of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 As Amended, 18 U.S.C. ? 3006A

Method of Allocating Criminal and Complex Criminal Cases Among the Divisions of the CDCA

Amendments to Local Civil Rule 3, Form of Pleadings and Papers filed with Court - Amended Pleadings

Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges

Assignment of Cases and Duties to Judges, Amends General Order No. 224 (Refer to GO 05-06)

In Re: Plan for the Composition, Administration, and Management of the Panel of Private Attorneys under the Criminal Justice Act (Superseded by GO 13-09). 98-6.pdf, 98-6.1.pdf, CJAplan4.pdf.

New Local Civil Rule 2.2.7, Notification of Attorney Change of Name, Address, Firm Asociation, Telephone Number, Facsimile Number or E-mail Address

Amendments to Local Civil Rule 4.6, Certification as to Interested Parties