On Monday, May 25, 2026, the United States District Court and the Probation and Pretrial Services Office, in the Western, Eastern, and Southern Divisions, will be closed in recognition of Memorial Day.
Normal service will resume on Tuesday,…
The Court preliminarily has approved amendments to the local rules listed below. The proposed effective date is June 1, 2026. A redline of the proposed changes accompanies the electronic version of this notice and can also be found on the Court’s…
The Criminal Justice Act Trial Attorney Panel
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives. The selected Lawyer…
The Court preliminarily has approved amendments and an addition to the local rules listed below. The proposed effective date is December 1, 2025. A redline of the proposed changes accompanies the electronic version of this notice and can…
The Sealed Document Security (SDS) program has been initiated by the Administrative Office to address security vulnerabilities of CM/ECF and is being implemented in all District, Appellate, and Bankruptcy Courts. Due to security…
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified attorneys interested in serving on the Central District of California’s Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel. This…
Notice is hereby given that a panel of citizens has been established to submit a recommendation to the Court regarding the matter of the reappointment of Autumn D. Spaeth to an additional eight (8) year term. Magistrate Judge Spaeth’s term expires…
On Thursday, September 4, 2025, the Customer Service Window at the First Street Courthouse as well as the Jury, Intake, Records and Fiscal Departments in all three divisions of the Central District of California will be closed from 12:00 p.m. to 2:…
Please be advised that starting on September 2, 2025, the CM/ECF Helpdesk’s operating hours will be reduced to 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and federal holidays. These times…
The Court preliminarily has approved amendments and an addition to the local rules listed below. The proposed effective date is June 1, 2025. A redline of the proposed changes accompanies the electronic version of this notice and can…
The Criminal Justice Act Trial Attorney Panel
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives. The selected Lawyer…
The Central District of California will launch the Opt-Out Civil Consent to Magistrate Judges Program on December 1, 2024. Pursuant to that Program, a certain portion of new civil filings will be assigned directly to Magistrate Judges. …
Notice is hereby given that a panel of citizens has been established to submit a recommendation to the Court regarding the matter of the reappointment of John D. Early to an additional eight (8) year term. Magistrate Judge Early’s term expires…
In February 2024, a Notice from the Clerk issued regarding amendments to the local rules proposed to be effective on June 1, 2024. Since then, the Court has approved another amendment and an addition to the local rules listed below, proposed…
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives. The selected Lawyer…
The Court preliminarily has approved amendments to the local rules listed below. The proposed effective date is June 1, 2024. A redline of the proposed changes accompanies the electronic version of this notice and can also be found on…
