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Standing Orders

Name	Name	Effective Date	Download
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
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 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
Chen, Edward M	Judge Chen's Civil Pretrial Instructions	January 17, 2023	File: Judge Chen's Civil Pretrial Instructions pdf, 62.38 KB
Chen, Edward M	Judge Chen's General Standing Order For Civil Cases	February 4, 2019	File: Judge Chen's General Standing Order For Civil Cases pdf, 995.84 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
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 Standing Order For Civil Discovery	March 18, 2019	File: Judge Chen's Standing Order For Civil Discovery pdf, 46.89 KB
Chen, Edward M	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
Chesney, Maxine M.	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
Chesney, Maxine M.	Judge Chesney's Standing Order	February 4, 2019	File: Judge Chesney's Standing Order pdf, 247.11 KB
Chhabria, Vince	Judge Chhabria's Civil Standing Order	July 17, 2025	File: Judge Chhabria's Civil Standing Order pdf, 212.88 KB
Chhabria, Vince	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
Chhabria, Vince	Judge Chhabria's Motion to Seal - Summary Table	April 25, 2023	File: Judge Chhabria's Motion to Seal - Summary Table docx, 14.03 KB
Chhabria, Vince	Judge Chhabria's Standing Order for Criminal Cases & Trials	April 25, 2023	File: Judge Chhabria's Standing Order for Criminal Cases & Trials pdf, 131.24 KB
Chhabria, Vince	Guide for using prior statements of a witness and refreshing recollection at trial	January 1, 2024	File: Guide for using prior statements of a witness and refreshing recollection at trial pdf, 168.51 KB
Chhabria, Vince	Judge Chhabria's Standing Order for Civil Trials	April 25, 2023	File: Judge Chhabria's Standing Order for Civil Trials pdf, 151.23 KB
Chhabria, Vince	Judge Chhabria’s Standard Preliminary Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases	October 26, 2021	File: Judge Chhabria’s Standard Preliminary Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases pdf, 115.16 KB
Cisneros, Lisa J.	Judge Cisneros's Civil Standing Order	August 14, 2025	File: Judge Cisneros's Civil Standing Order pdf, 132.27 KB
Cisneros, Lisa J.	Judge Cisneros's Settlement Conference Standing Order	December 7, 2023	File: Judge Cisneros's Settlement Conference Standing Order pdf, 124.28 KB