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Abrogated General Orders

Abrogated General Orders
General Order 1 — General Policy of Judges Re: Retirement; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 2A — Addendum to Plan for Implementation of Criminal Justice Act of 1964, As Amended, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; (abrogated 2/24/2000)
General Order 3 — Designation of Chief Magistrate; (abrogated)
General Order 4 — By-Laws, Judges Meetings and Guidelines for General Orders; (abrogated)
General Order 5 — Standing Committees; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 7 — Manned Security Stations and Use of Audio Electronic System; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 8 — Reassignment of Fugitive Criminal Cases to the “Assignment Committee”; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 9 — Forms for Petition of Writ of Habeas Corpus and Forma Pauperis Affidavit; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 10 — Filing of Forma Pauperis Cases; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 11 — Disclosure of Presentence Report or Probation Records; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 12 — Courtroom Security, Carrying Weapons in Courtroom or Court Area; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 13 — Transcript Fees of Official Reporters, Transcript Timetable; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 14 — Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 16 — Court Reporter Utilization; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 17 — Service of Civil Process; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 18 — Assignment of Prisoner Petitions; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 20 — Court Reporter Services for Magistrates; (abrogated 05/18/1982)
General Order 21 — Court Reporter Services in Expedited Daily and Hourly Copy Cases; (abrogated 05/18/1982)
General Order 22 — Student Practice; (abrogated 11/17/1988)
General Order 23 — Management Plan for Court Reporting and Reporting Services; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 26 — Early Neutral Evaluation; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 27 — Disclosure of Presentence Investigation Reports; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 28 — Order Regarding Procedures for Sentencing Under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 29 — Detention Guidelines; (abrogated 12/09/2008)
General Order 30 — Special Requirements for Habeas Corpus Petitions Involving the Death Penalty; (abrogated 03/12/1990)
General Order 33 — Plan for the Use of Court Videotape Trial Records; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 34 — Case Management Pilot Program; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 35 — Certification of Discussion of ADR Options; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 36 — ADR Multi-Option Pilot Program; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 37 — Mediation; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 38 — Appointment of ENE Evaluators and Mediators as Special Masters; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 39 — Relationship Between Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules/General Order 34; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 40 — Prohibition of Bias (See Civ. L.R. 11); (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 41 — Assignment of Civil Cases to United States Magistrate Judges; (abrogated 11/17/1998)
General Order 43 — Procedures – Execution Scheduled Within Seven Days; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 45 — Electronic Case Filing Guidelines; (abrogated 07/02/2012)
General Order 46 — Discipline; (abrogated 11/19/2002)
General Order 48 — Disclosure of Interested Entities or Persons; (abrogated 11/19/2002)
General Order 49 — Admission to the Bar Pro Hac Vice; (abrogated 11/19/2002)
General Order 53 — Privacy; (abrogated 09/15/2009)
General Order 54 — Submission of Sentencing Materials; (abrogated 6/19/2018.)
General Order 57 — Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Procedure Rules; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 60 — Post-Judgment Review of Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases Pursuant to United States Sentencing Commission’s Amendments to Policy Statement sec. 1B1.10; (abrogated by means of a sunset clause 12/31/2008)
General Order 62 — Electronic Filing of Documents Under Seal; (abrogated 10/01/2013)
General Order 63 — Response to the Temporary Closure of the Cornell San Francisco Residential Reentry Center (“RCC”) Located at 111 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA, as a Result of a Building Fire on June 17th, 2010; (abrogated 07/30/2010)
General Order 64 — Expedited Trial Procedure; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 66 — Procedure for Post-judgment Review of Sentences in Crack Cocaine Cases Pursuant to United States Sentencing Commission’s Amendment to Policy Statement §1B1.10; (abrogated 10/19/2023)
General Order 67 — Procedures for Assignment of Patent Cases; (abrogated 07/04/2021)
General Order 72 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 04/30/2020)
General Order 72-2 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 05/21/2020)
General Order 72-3 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 06/24/2020)
General Order 72-4 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 07/23/2020)
General Order 72-5 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 09/16/2020)
General Order 72-6 — IN RE: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 06/23/2021)
General Order 73 — Continuing Temporary Restrictions on Courthouse Access due to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Amended May 21, 2020); (abrogated 06/23/2021)
General Order 74 — Temporary Procedures Pursuant to CARES Act Amended; (abrogated 2/5/2023)
General Order 75 — Temporary Suspension of Rules Regarding Personal Service by the United States Marshals Service During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 06/23/2021)
General Order 77 — IN RE: Provisional Modifications to Jury Plan Due To COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; (abrogated 05/19/2021)
General Order 78 — IN RE: Update on Court Proceedings and Operations following State of California Reopening; (abrogated 10/10/2023)
General Order 80  COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Court Policy re: Vaccination and Testing; (abrogated 4/18/2023)