UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STANDING ORDER ON RECUSAL
The Court seeks the assistance of all parties in all actions before the Court to determine if
there are any grounds for recusal under 28 U.S.C. § 455.
If any party believes, after inquiry, that any ground for recusal exists, please bring the
facts and circumstances to the Court’s attention by letter or notice served on all parties at the
earliest possible date, but no later than five (5) court days preceding the parties’ first appearance
before this Court.
The Court particularly requests that all parties determine and advise whether the
undersigned judge’s former law firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, served as counsel
concerning the matter-in-suit in this action prior to January 1, 2003, the date the undersigned
withdrew as a member of the firm. Counsel and the parties should be aware that the undersigned
would not ordinarily have been aware of all engagements undertaken by his former firm and
must depend on the parties to bring any such circumstances to the Court’s attention.
The parties should not construe this order as limiting the bases on which the Court may
recuse itself. Rather, this order is intended to ensure that the parties provide relevant information
to the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
JEFFREY S. WHITE
United States District Court
6/2019 Rev.
