(Effective 6/2013)
JUDGE ORRICK'S STANDING ORDER FOR CRIMINAL CASES
1. Conformity to Rules
Parties shall follow the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Criminal Local Rules, and
the General Orders of the Northern District of California, except as superseded by this Court's
Standing Orders.
2. Communication with the Court
Unless otherwise authorized, parties shall not attempt to make ex parte contact with the
Judge or his chambers staff by telephone, facsimile, letter or any other means but may contact his
Courtroom Deputy Jean Davis at 415-522-2077 or
[email protected] with appropriate
inquiries.
3. Scheduling
Criminal Law and Motion Calendar is conducted on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
Pretrial Conferences are generally conducted on Mondays at 2:00 p.m.
4. Motions
All motions shall comply with Crim. L.R. 47-2. Before filing any motion, counsel for
defendant and for the government shall confer concerning any matter covered by Crim. L.R.
17.1-1(b) relevant to the case, in particular, subparagraphs (1) - (3).
The party filing any motion or other paper in this case shall show on the first page
beneath the file number which, if any, of the exclusions under 18 U.S.C. § 3161 may be
applicable to the action sought or opposed by the motion or other paper, and his or her
calculation of the amount of excludable time to the hearing date.
The party filing an opposition or other paper shall also show on the first page beneath the
file number which, if any, of the exclusions under 18 U.S.C. § 3161 may be applicable to the
action sought or opposed by the motion or other paper, and his or her calculation of the amount
of excludable time to the hearing date. Crim. L.R. 47-2 (c).
5. Courtesy Copies
All courtesy copies must be three-hole punched at the left margin. All courtesy copies of
e-filed documents must bear the ECF stamp (case number, document number, date and page
number) on the top of each page.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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William H. Orrick
United States District Judge
