US District Court Activates COVID-19 Operations Plan - Wilson Tax Law Group Newport Beach, CAFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 23, 2020 US District Court For Central District of California issued the following COVID-19 NOTICE: The United States District Court for the Central District of California has activated its Continuity of Operations Plan (“COOP”), effective March 23, 2020 through and including May 1, 2020 necessary to ensure the continuous performance of essential functions and operations of the Court in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Court is taking the following actions to limit social interactions in its courthouses: Access to the Courthouses All of the Courthouses of the Central District of California will be closed to the public except for hearings on criminal duty matters, as indicated below. All federal Pro Se Clinics in the district are closed. Court Hearings In civil cases, no hearings will go forward except for emergency time-sensitive matters, such as requests for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, as ordered by the assigned judicial officer. Any hearings on emergency civil matters will proceed telephonically only. In criminal cases, criminal duty matters will go forward in the Edward R. Roybal Building and United States Courthouse in Los Angeles only. Telephonic hearings on other criminal matters may proceed as directed by the assigned judicial officer. Filing Information The intake sections in