UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
1 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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STANDING ORDER FOR CRMINAL CASES BEFORE
3 DISTRICT JUDGE TRINA L. THOMPSON
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5 CONFORMITY TO RULES
6 1. Parties and counsel shall follow the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Criminal
7 Local Rules, and the General Orders of the Northern District of California, except as superseded
8 by this Court’s standing orders.
9 COMMUNICATION WITH THE COURT
10 2. Counsel shall not attempt to contact Judge Thompson or her chambers staff by
11 telephone, email, or any other ex parte means, but may contact her Courtroom Deputy, Robert
12 McNamee, at (415) 522-2039 or
[email protected] regarding scheduling or other
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13 appropriate matters.
14 SCHEDULING
15 3. All hearings and appearances will be held in Courtroom 9 on the 19th Floor of the
16 United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.
17 4. The criminal law and motion calendar is generally conducted on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
18 The in-custody calendar is usually conducted on Friday at 10 a.m. Pretrial conferences, along with
19 status conferences, are generally conducted at 11:00 a.m.
20 5. If a party would like to have a matter placed on the Court’s calendar for a defendant
21 in custody, counsel must advise the Courtroom Deputy, Robert McNamee, at (415) 522-2039 or
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[email protected], five (5) court days before the defendant is to be transported to the
23 Court by the United States Marshal.
24 6. To request a continuance of a scheduled hearing, counsel must file a proposed
25 order, preferably by stipulation, including whether time under the Speedy Trial Act (see 18
26 U.S.C.A. § 3161) should be excluded, by no later than 10:00 a.m. the Monday prior to the
27 scheduled hearing. Continuances are not granted unless and until the Court so orders.
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1 7. Trials are generally conducted from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Monday through
2 Thursday. Please refer to this Court’s Criminal Pretrial and Trial Standing Order for information
3 regarding criminal trials.
4 APPEARANCES
5 8. Sentencing, change of plea, and any evidentiary hearings shall be in person. Zoom
6 appearances will only be permitted for good cause on a case-by-case bases. If a Zoom appearance
7 is requested, the lawyers and defendant must file a stipulation two days before the scheduled
8 hearing.
9 9. Status conferences and non-evidentiary motions may proceed by Zoom. Status
10 conferences and motions for in-custody defendants will occur by Zoom as long as the CARES Act
11 is in effect.
12 10. Persons granted remote access to court proceedings by Zoom teleconference or
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13 telephone are strictly prohibited from photographing, including “screen-shots,” recording, and
14 rebroadcasting the court proceeding. Pursuant to General Order 58, ⁋ III, violation of these
15 prohibitions may result in sanctions, including remove of court-issued media credentials, restricted
16 entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the court.
17 SEALED DOCUMENTS
18 11. Parties seeking to file a document under seal must follow the procedures required
19 by the Criminal Local Rules. All documents under seal should be lodged with the San Francisco
20 Clerk’s Office and the parties shall submit a chambers copy of the documents under seal.
21 CHANGE OF PLEA
22 12. If a plea is being entered pursuant to a plea agreement, counsel for the government
23 shall deliver a copy of the plea agreement to the Clerk’s Office in San Francisco by 2:00 p.m. the
24 Friday before the plea is to be entered and email a courtesy copy to
[email protected].
25 If there is to be an open plea, counsel for the defendant shall notify the Court by 2:00 p.m. the
26 Friday before the open plea is to be entered.
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1 MANDATORY REMAND STATUTE
2 13. Prior to change of plea and sentencing hearings for out-of-custody Defendants, the
3 government shall indicate whether the offense of conviction is subject to the mandatory remand
4 statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3143. The government shall email the Court (with all counsel cc’d) to
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[email protected] by no later than the Monday before the hearing.
6 MOTIONS
7 14. Motions must be noticed for a hearing in accordance with Criminal Local Rule 471.
8 Counsel need not reserve a hearing date in advance. However, before selecting a hearing date,
9 counsel must consult Judge Thompson’s scheduling notes to determine which dates are available.
10 Motions may be reset as the Court’s calendar requires. All motions shall comply with Criminal
11 Local Rule 47-2. Please refer to this Court’s Criminal Pretrial and Trial Standing Order for
12 information regarding motions in limine. All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise
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13 ordered.
14 15. Electronically filed documents must be text-searchable PDFs whenever possible.
15 This requirement is waived for self-represented litigants who are proceeding without a lawyer.
16 COURTESY COPIES
17 16. Digital courtesy copies of motions filings, including supporting documents, shall be
18 submitted to the Court on portable media (e.g., a flash drive or CD).
19 INVITATION TO SELF-IDENTIFY PRONOUNS AND HONORIFICS
20 17. Parties and lawyers may indicate their pronouns (e.g., she/her, he/him, they/their)
21 and honorifics (e.g., Mr., Ms., Mx., Dr.) by filing a letter, adding the information in the name
22 block or signature line of the pleadings, or verbally informing the Court when making an
23 appearance.
24 IT IS SO ORDERED.
25 Dated: August 22, 2025
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TRINA L. THOMPSON
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