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Northern District Launches Updated Website More notices… Quick Links Cases & E-Filing Civil Local Rules Court Programs ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program & Rules CJA Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Cameras in the Courtroom Project CVB Petty Offense Info More Court Programs… About the Court Clerk’s Office Courthouse Locations Transcripts / Court Reporters Visitors with Disabilities & Special Needs Employment Opportunities More about the Court… More Quick Links If You Don’t Have a lawyer… Journalists / Media Attorney Resources Website Feedback Form (docs.google.com …) Cases of Interest In re: PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company View video of 12/2/2019 and 12/17/19 hearings State of California, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al.; Sierra Club, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. Plaintiffs challenge President's plan for funding border barrier construction on grounds that it exceeds the Executive Branch's lawful authority under the Constitution and federal statutes. View 12/11/2019 order In re: Juul Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation Multidistrict litigation grouping cases alleging, in part, that JLI has marketed its JUUL nicotine delivery products to minors, that JLI’s marketing misrepresents or omits that JUUL products are more potent and addictive than cigarettes, and that JLI promotes nicotine addiction. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, et al. v. William P. Barr, et al. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin enforcement of interim final rule providing that noncitizens who transit through another country prior to reaching the southern border of the United States are ineligible for asylum here USA v. Alejandro Toledo Manrique Extradition proceedings for former President of Peru Innovation Law Lab, et al. v. Kirstjen Nielsen, et al. Plaintiffs challenge the Department of Homeland Security's "Migrant Protection Protocols" under which asylum seekers are "returned to Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings." In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation Multidistrict litigation arising from alleged unauthorized use of a software-based defeat device resulting in the misstatement of vehicle emissions data by car maker David Wit et al v. United Behavioral Health Plaintiffs in related class actions assert claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") alleging that they were improperly denied benefits for treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders. State of California, et al. v. Wilbur Ross Plaintiffs, including the State of California, seek to enjoin defendants from adding of questions to the 2020 Decennial Census that would require United States residents to disclose whether they are citizens Ilsa Saravia v. Matthew Whitaker, et al. Plaintiff challenges the rearrest and detention of unaccompanied minors who were previously detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement ("ORR") and then released by ORR to a sponsor. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant et al v. Donald J. Trump et al Plaintiffs seek to prevent enforcement of an interim final rule providing that all persons who enter the country in violation of the "Presidential Proclamation Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States" are ineligible for asylum. Crista Ramos et al. v. Kirstjen Nielsen, et al. Plaintiffs challenge Trump Administration's termination of "Temporary Protected Status" (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan View video of 9/25/18 hearing Martin Calvillo Manriquez et al. v. Elisabeth Devos, et al. Plaintiffs, students of the defunct Corinthian Colleges, Inc., seek a preliminary injunction to require the Department of Education to process c...