Operative General Orders in Numerical Order

Number Description Date filed
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Expansion of Authority to CJA Supervising Attorney (Amends GO 97-07)

01/03/2000
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Expansion of Authority to CJA Supervising Attorney (Amends GO 97-07)

03/27/2001
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Financial Disclosure During Presentence Investigation

03/11/2003
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In the Matter of Authorization of Weapons in the Courtroom and Courthouses

11/18/2003
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Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (Supersedes Gos. 104, 104-A, 104-B, 104-C, 104-D, 104-E, 104-F and 194, 194-A 194-B, 194-C, 194-D, 194-E, 194-F, 194-G, 194-H, 194-I, 97-3 and 01-13)

11/03/2005
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Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (Amends GO 05-07)

02/28/2006
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In the Matter of The United States Libraries Located in the California Central District

10/01/2007
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Duties and Powers of United States Magistrates; Forfeiture of Collateral.
Additional Downloads:
Order of Chief Judge 5-11-12
Order of Chief Judge 1-26-96
Order of Chief Judge 9-7-90
Order of Chief Judge 4-17-72

05/27/1971
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Duties and Powers of United States Magistrates; Forfeiture of Collateral

09/16/1972
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In the Matter of Information Technology Policy for the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Supersedes General Order No. 96-08)

08/15/2011
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In the Matter of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program (Supersedes General Orders No. 04-01 and No. 07-01)

08/15/2011
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Plan for Achieving Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases (Supersedes General Order Nos 03-04, 11-05)

11/02/2011
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The Court Reporter/Recorder Management Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California

11/14/2011
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Direct Assignment of Civil Cases to Magistrate Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 11-06)

04/06/2012
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In the Matter of Establishing Court Policy Governing Naturalization Ceremonies Conducted at Locations Other Than a United States Courthouse (Supersedes GO 03-05)

06/21/2012
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In the Matter of CJA Interim and Final Voucher Submissions (Supersedes General Order No. 08-04)

07/01/2013
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Reference of Cases and Proceedings to Bankruptcy Judges,etc.

07/01/2013
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Procedures for Appointing Counsel to Hospitalized Defendants

08/01/2013
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Plan for the Composition, Administration, and Management of the Panel of Private Attorneys Under the Criminal Justice Act (Supersedes General Order Nos. 98-06, 07-06, and 08-08)

09/17/2013
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Establishing A Capital Habeas Attorney Panel; Creation of Capital Habeas Attorney Panel Advisory Committee; Administration of Panel (Supersedes GO No. 10-08)

11/06/2013
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The Court Interpreter Management Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California (Supersedes GO 11-04)

11/06/2013
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In the Matter of Access to Sealed Documents in Criminal Cases Subject to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual Amendment 782

01/12/2015
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In the Matter of Appointment of Counsel and Access to Sealed Documents in Criminal Cases Potentially Affected by Johnson V. United States, 135 S. CT. 2551 (2015)

10/30/2015
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In the Matter of Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds

09/30/2016
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In the Matter of Juror Attendance Fees for Extended Service

06/26/2017
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In the Matter of Pilot Project for the Submission of Certain Prisoner Filings through Electronic Mail (Supersedes General Order No. 17-04)

02/28/2018
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In the Matter of the Consolidation of the U.S. Probation Office and U.S. Pretrial Services Office for the Central District of California

08/23/2018
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In the Matter of Voluntary Consent List for the Assignment of Civil Cases to Magistrate Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 12-01)

12/17/2018
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In the Matter of Criminal Duty Matters Electronic Filing Pilot Project (Supersedes General Order No. 17-02)

01/08/2019
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In the Matter of Appointment of Counsel and Access to Sealed Documents in Criminal Cases Potentially Affected by the First Step Act

02/01/2019
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In the Matter of Appointment of Counsel and Access to Sealed Documents in Criminal Cases Potentially Affected by the First Step Act

10/22/2019
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In the Matter of Adoption of Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release and Sentencing Orders and Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release Pertaining to Financial Sanctions (Supersedes General Order No. 18-10)

12/01/2020
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In the Matter of Criminal Duty Matters Electronic Filing Pilot Project

10/26/2020
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Use of the California Department of Motor Vehicles Unpaid Parking Violations Program for Collection of Parking Violations

05/13/1971
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In Re Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 5(F) and the Due Process Protections Act

03/08/2021
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In the Matter of Attorney Admission, Annual Renewal, and Pro Hac Vice Fees (Supersedes General Order No. 20-07)

04/02/2021
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In the Matter of Patent Program (Supersedes General Order No. 19-10)

06/24/2021
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In re Coronavirus Public Emergency Order Rescinding Amended Policy Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (Supersedes General Order 21-17)

12/01/2022
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In the Matter of the Appointment of Brianna Fuller Mircheff as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

04/18/2023
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In the Matter of Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (Amends General Order No. 05-07)

04/27/2023
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In the Matter of Bankruptcy Rulemaking

04/28/2023
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In the Matter of Coronavirus Public Emergency (Supersedes General Order No. 21-08)

04/28/2023
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In the Matter of the Appointment of Stephanie S. Christensen as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

07/05/2023
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In the Matter of the Reappointment of Karen E. Scott as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Santa Ana, California

07/06/2023
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In the Matter of the Reappointment of Karen L. Stevenson as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California
07/06/2023
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In the Matter of the Appointment of A. Joel Richlin as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

07/31/2023
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In the Matter of the Appointment of David T. Bristow as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Riverside, California

11/22/2023
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In the Matter of the Appointment of the Merit Selection Panel (Supersedes General Order No. 22-04)

12/01/2023
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In the Matter of Appointment of Counsel and Access to Sealed Documents in Criminal Cases Potentially Affected by Amendment 821 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines

12/07/2023
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In the Matter of Appointing Substitute Custodian for Seized Property

10/23/1986
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In the Matter of the Plan of the United States District Court, Central District of California, for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors (Supersedes General Order No. 19-07)

03/01/2024
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In the Matter of the Reappointment of Steve Kim as a Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge at Los Angeles, California

03/05/2024
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In the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to District Judges (Supersedes General Order No. 23-15)

05/31/2024
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In Re U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers Authorized to Carry/Use Cap-Stun While on Official Duty

06/29/1994
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In Re Court Policy Against Discrimination

06/08/1995
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Criminal Justice Act Vouchers

10/01/1997