Intradistrict Assignment of Criminal Actions V

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Rule Set: Criminal Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Rule: 18-1

Jurisdiction: NDCA

Bluebook Citation: N.D. Cal. Crim. L.R. 18-1

VENUE (a) Assignment to San Francisco. Unless otherwise ordered, the Clerk shall assign all criminal actions and proceedings involving offenses allegedly committed in the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo or Sonoma to a Judge assigned to the San Francisco Courthouse. (b) Assignment to Oakland. Unless otherwise ordered, the Clerk shall assign all criminal actions and proceedings involving offenses allegedly committed in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa to a Judge assigned to the Oakland Courthouse.

(c) Assignment to San Jose. Unless otherwise ordered, the Clerk shall assign all criminal actions and proceedings involving offenses allegedly committed in the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito or Monterey to a Judge assigned to the San Jose Courthouse. (d) Extradition. The Clerk shall assign any extradition proceeding to the courthouse which, pursuant to Crim. L.R. 18-1, serves the county in which the defendant is a resident, or if not a resident, the county in which the defendant is physically present at the time the defendant is apprehended.

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