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Standing Orders

Name	Name	Effective Date	Download
	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California	November 30, 2023	File: Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California pdf, 86.54 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Order for Pretrial Preparation in Civil Cases	September 19, 2019	File: Judge Armstrong's Order for Pretrial Preparation in Civil Cases pdf, 112.57 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Patent Cases	October 15, 2018	File: Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Patent Cases pdf, 33.88 KB
	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California	November 30, 2023	File: Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California pdf, 86.54 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Civil Cases	October 12, 2018	File: Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Civil Cases pdf, 23.84 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Exhibit List & Exhibit Tags	February 28, 2018	File: Judge Armstrong's Exhibit List & Exhibit Tags pdf, 17.23 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Application For Permission To Enter Plea of Guilty & Order Accepting Plea	January 16, 2009	File: Judge Armstrong's Application For Permission To Enter Plea of Guilty & Order Accepting Plea pdf, 311.12 KB
	Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Criminal Cases	October 12, 2018	File: Judge Armstrong's Standing Order for Criminal Cases pdf, 23.85 KB
Beeler, Laurel	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California	November 30, 2023	File: Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California pdf, 86.54 KB
Beeler, Laurel	Judge Beeler's Settlement Conference Standing Order	July 15, 2025	File: Judge Beeler's Settlement Conference Standing Order pdf, 171.93 KB
Beeler, Laurel	Judge Laurel Beeler's Standing Order	March 12, 2025	File: Judge Laurel Beeler's Standing Order pdf, 128.25 KB
Beeler, Laurel	Judge Laurel Beeler's Exhibit List Form	July 2, 2010	File: Judge Laurel Beeler's Exhibit List Form pdf, 265.75 KB
Beeler, Laurel	Judge Beeler's Civil Trial Standing Order	June 16, 2025	File: Judge Beeler's Civil Trial Standing Order pdf, 205.07 KB
Breyer, Charles R.	Judge Breyer's Guidelines for Trial & Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Jury Cases	July 16, 2025	File: Judge Breyer's Guidelines for Trial & Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Jury Cases pdf, 175.00 KB
Breyer, Charles R.	Judge Breyer's Standing Order	July 16, 2025	File: Judge Breyer's Standing Order pdf, 129.88 KB
Breyer, Charles R.	Judge Breyer's Guidelines for Trial & Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Bench Cases	July 29, 2025	File: Judge Breyer's Guidelines for Trial & Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Bench Cases pdf, 109.10 KB
Breyer, Charles R.	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California	November 30, 2023	File: Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California pdf, 86.54 KB
Chen, Edward M	Judge Chen's Standing Order For Civil Discovery	March 18, 2019	File: Judge Chen's Standing Order For Civil Discovery pdf, 46.89 KB
Chen, Edward M	Judge Chen's Guidelines for Trial in Civil Cases - Jury & Bench	June 11, 2019	File: Judge Chen's Guidelines for Trial in Civil Cases - Jury & Bench pdf, 38.77 KB
Chen, Edward M	Judge Chen's Guideline re: Calculation of Trial Time	February 6, 2025	File: Judge Chen's Guideline re: Calculation of Trial Time pdf, 67.82 KB