California Courts Covid Update

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Feb. 8, 2021 Edition

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Feb. 5, 2021: Court website to be unavailable from 6 a.m. Feb. 12 through 8 a.m. Feb. 15 due to major system upgrade

USDC Central District, Western Division

Feb. 1, 2021: Extension of continuity of operations plan

San Diego County

San Diego County Superior Court

Feb. 3, 2021: Order regarding extension of time for Criminal trials

Feb. 3, 2021: Order regarding accelerated release of jail inmates due to pandemic

USDC Southern District of California

Feb. 2, 2021: Order renews suspension of jury trials and other in-person proceedings during pandemic

                              Feb. 1, 2021: Order extends interim safety protocols for in-person proceedings

Feb. 1, 2021: Order regarding grand jury proceedings and preliminary hearings during pandemic

Orange County

Orange County Superior Court

Feb. 8, 2021: Court begins restoring some in-person appearances

Feb. 3, 2021: Appearance process for Probate and Mental Health
Feb. 2, 2021: Probate order regarding court closure

Feb. 2, 2021: Order regarding modification of Juvenile visitation during pandemic

Feb. 2, 2021: Juvenile court operations

USDC Central District, Southern Division

Feb. 1, 2021: Extension of continuity of operations plan

Riverside County

Riverside County Superior Court

Feb. 4, 2021: News release regarding remote jury trial protocol for Civil matters

Feb. 1, 2021: Order regarding implementation of emergency relief

USDC Central District, Eastern Division, Riverside

Feb. 1, 2021: Extension of continuity of operations plan

San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County Superior Court

Feb. 3, 2021: New jury trials to resume Feb. 16, with safety protocols in place

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Superior Court

Feb. 2, 2021: Juvenile matters extended to March 2

Alameda County

Alameda County Superior Court

Feb. 5, 2021: Press release regarding changes to local and emergency rules

Feb. 3, 2021: Press release regarding telephone hours for Civil and Family clerks’ offices, modified to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

San Francisco County

USDC Northern District

Feb. 8, 2021: Court suspends all in-person, in-court proceedings until Feb. 16, due to pandemic

Judicial Council of California

Feb. 4, 2021: Tuolumne court granted emergency relief

Feb. 4, 2021: Emergency relief for Stanislaus court

Feb. 3, 2021: San Diego court to get emergency relief

Feb. 2, 2021: Emergency relief awarded for Napa court

Feb. 1, 2021: Riverside court gets emergency relief

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