California Courts Covid Update

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Aug. 7, 2020 Edition

Glenn County

Glenn County Superior Court

Aug. 5, 2020: Court operations updates

Trinity County

Trinity County Superior Court

Aug. 7, 2020: Notice regarding resuming jury trials effective Aug. 10

Sierra County

Sierra County Superior Court

July 31, 2020: Implementation of emergency relief

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Aug. 6, 2020: Mental health courts operations changes, effective Aug. 17

Aug. 6, 2020: Expansion of remote appearances for Criminal and Family Law cases

Aug. 5, 2020: Audio/video appearances via WebEx available effective Aug. 10

U.S. District Court, Central District, Western Division

Aug. 6, 2020: All Central District courthouses closed to public, hearings by telephone or video, no jury trials for civil or criminal until further notice, and other operations updates

Orange County

Orange County Superior Court

Aug. 6, 2020: Second implementation order for emergency relief              

Aug. 5, 2020: Mediation procedures in Family court

Aug. 5, 2020: Investigations in Family matters

Aug. 3, 2020: Juvenile court operations order

U.S. District Court, Central District, Southern Division

Aug. 6, 2020: All Central District courthouses closed to public, hearings by telephone or video, no jury trials for civil or criminal until further notice, and other operations updates

Riverside County

Riverside County Superior Court

Aug. 7, 2020: Extension of certain court closures

Aug. 5, 2020: Notice, closing some courthouses due to budget shortfalls as a result of Covid-19 pandemic

U.S. District Court, Central District, Eastern Division

Aug. 6, 2020: All Central District courthouses closed to public, hearings by telephone or video, no jury trials for civil or criminal until further notice, and other operations updates

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