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Standing Orders

Name	Name	Effective Date	Download
Cisneros, Lisa J.	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
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
Corley, Jacqueline Scott	Judge Corley's Civil Standing Order	January 21, 2025	File: Judge Corley's Civil Standing Order pdf, 167.39 KB
Corley, Jacqueline Scott	Judge Corley's Criminal Standing Order	March 17, 2023	File: Judge Corley's Criminal Standing Order pdf, 116.10 KB
Corley, Jacqueline Scott	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
Cousins, Nathanael M.	Judge Cousins' Civil Standing Order	December 3, 2024	File: Judge Cousins' Civil Standing Order pdf, 97.96 KB
Cousins, Nathanael M.	Judge Cousins' Settlement Conference Standing Order	June 20, 2023	File: Judge Cousins' Settlement Conference Standing Order pdf, 86.47 KB
Cousins, Nathanael 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
Davila, Edward J.	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
Davila, Edward J.	Judge Davila's Government Shutdown Standing Order	October 17, 2025	File: Judge Davila's Government Shutdown Standing Order pdf, 95.42 KB
Davila, Edward J.	Judge Davila Standing Order for Patent Cases	May 3, 2019	File: Judge Davila Standing Order for Patent Cases pdf, 148.06 KB
Davila, Edward J.	Judge Davila Standing Order for Civil Cases	August 31, 2022	File: Judge Davila Standing Order for Civil Cases pdf, 195.88 KB
DeMarchi, Virginia K.	Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Civil Cases	July 18, 2025	File: Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Civil Cases pdf, 497.85 KB
DeMarchi, Virginia K.	Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order re: Juror Questionnaires & Social Media Research	November 29, 2023	File: Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order re: Juror Questionnaires & Social Media Research pdf, 452.97 KB
DeMarchi, Virginia K.	Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Pretrial Preparation in Civil Cases	November 17, 2025	File: Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Pretrial Preparation in Civil Cases pdf, 463.94 KB
DeMarchi, Virginia K.	Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Settlement Conferences	July 18, 2025	File: Judge DeMarchi's Standing Order for Settlement Conferences pdf, 665.37 KB
DeMarchi, Virginia K.	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
Donato, James	Judge Donato's Standing Order for E-Discovery and Email Discovery in Patent Cases	June 20, 2014	File: Judge Donato's Standing Order for E-Discovery and Email Discovery in Patent Cases pdf, 22.87 KB
Donato, James	Judge Donato's Standing Order for Criminal Cases	January 5, 2017	File: Judge Donato's Standing Order for Criminal Cases pdf, 39.08 KB
Donato, James	Judge Donato's Standing Order for Claim Construction in Patent Cases	January 5, 2017	File: Judge Donato's Standing Order for Claim Construction in Patent Cases pdf, 43.98 KB