U.S. District Court

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has proposed changes to the Local Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. Comments must be received no later than close of business on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Monday, June 10, 2024

In various parts of the United States, members of the public are being targeted by phone calls and e-mails, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in federal or state courts.

In some calls and e-mails, recipients are pressured to provide confidential data, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud.  These calls and e-mails, which threaten recipients with fines and jail time if they do not comply, are fraudulent and are not connected with the federal courts.  In other calls and e-mails, recipients are asked to provide bank account or credit card information or to purchase gift cards to pay an alleged fine or remove a warrant.

Federal courts do not require anyone to provide any sensitive information in a telephone call.  Most contact between a federal court and a prospective juror will be through the U.S. mail or by e-mail, and any phone contact by real court officials will not include requests for any type of payment, fine, credit card number, or any other sensitive information, such as your social security number or mother’s maiden name.  Federal courts will also not serve a warrant or notify you of a warrant by e-mail, phone, or fax.  Federal officials do not demand payment of money in lieu of being arrested.

Jury duty is a vital civic responsibility and should be taken seriously by all citizens.  However, it is a crime for anyone to falsely represent himself or herself as a federal court official.  The federal judiciary takes seriously such an offense.

If you believe that you have been the victim of fraud or have received a scam phone call, phishing e-mail, or fax, contact your local police department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (503-224-4181 or www.fbi.gov/tips), or the United States Marshals Service (503-326-2209 or www.usmarshals.gov/district/or/).

Monday, March 18, 2024

Pursuant to Standing Order 2024-1, effective April 2, 2024, registered users of CM/ECF who represent plaintiffs seeking review of the decision by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) will be required to make the determination regarding consent when filing the complaint in CM/ECF.  Because the United States has already consented to jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge in social security appeals under terms set forth in In re: Consent to Magistrate Judges Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) in Social Security Cases, 06-mc-9130, May 26, 2006, consent on the part of the plaintiff constitutes full consent in the case, and the case will be randomly assigned to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. If the plaintiff does not consent, the case will be randomly assigned to a U.S. District Judge. Cases filed by plaintiffs who are not represented will be randomly assigned to a U.S. District Judge.

In any case seeking review of the decision by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), once a District Judge is assigned, parties may not later consent to jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge.

For more information, see Section 16 of the CM/ECF User Manual, Social Security Appeals, and Consenting to Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Oregon.

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Registered users of Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) should be aware of the potential to inadvertently share docket and/or hearing information when using third-party services or software. Sharing your PACER account credentials with a third-party service provider or designating that provider as a secondary recipient of a Notice of Electronic Filing or Notice of Docket Activity (NEF) can potentially allow that third party access to restricted information. You are urged to use caution in your computer security practices to ensure that restricted information to which you have access is not disclosed.

Friday, January 28, 2022

U.S. Magistrate Judges Acosta and Sullivan have assumed Recall status and continue to be available to lawyers in the district to conduct settlement conferences in their cases. Lawyers interested in scheduling a settlement conference with Judge Acosta are invited to e-mail a request to . Lawyers interested in scheduling a settlement conference with Judge Sullivan are invited to e-mail a request to .

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has received reports that people purporting to be court staff or law enforcement personnel have called members of the public and falsely claimed that their targets failed to respond to a jury summons or subpoena, or failed to appear for a proceeding, and owe a fine. Please be advised that the staff of the District of Oregon will never call a member of the public to demand money, nor should law enforcement personnel. If you have any questions about whether a communication you receive about a federal jury summons in Oregon is legitimate, please call 503-326-8100 or e-mail , and the Jury Department will provide accurate information to you.

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the Court either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.  For inquiries, please call the Clerk's Office at 503-326-8000.

Privacy Act – A Privacy Act Statement required by 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3) that states our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check and explaining the purposes and routine uses which will be made of your check information, is available from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and may be obtained through the mail by calling 1-866-945-7920 (toll free). Furnishing the check information is voluntary, but a decision not to do so will require you to make payment by some other method.