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U.S. District Court

District of Oregon

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Hon. Marco A. Hernández, Chief Judge

Melissa Aubin, Clerk of Court

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon is a federal court serving the area corresponding to the state of Oregon. The District has courthouses in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Pendleton.

Announcements

2024 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

2024 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

The Ninth Circuit has announced the 2024 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest theme: 70 years Later – The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education. The essay and video contest is open to high school students in the Western United States and Pacific Islands. Students must reside in the State of Oregon to enter the local contest. The deadline to enter is March 8, 2024.

For more information, see this year's contest flyer and www.ca9.uscourts.gov/civicscontest.

Notice Regarding Third-Party Services and CM/ECF Access

Notice Regarding Third-Party Services and CM/ECF Access

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.

Juror Qualification Questionnaire

Scam Calls

Scam Calls

Thursday, April 27, 2023

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.

Judge Acosta and Judge Sullivan Available for Judicial Settlement Conferences

Judge Acosta and Judge Sullivan Available for Judicial Settlement Conferences

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 .

Public Notices

Notice to Customers Presenting Checks

Notice to Customers Presenting Checks

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.

Warning: Beware of Jury Scams

Warning: Beware of Jury Scams

Scammers impersonating courts for the purpose of stealing personal information are becoming increasingly prevalent. The Court will never ask for your Social Security number or other personal identifiers over the phone or by e-mail. If you are unsure about the validity of a communication purporting to be from the Court, please contact the Jury Administration Department. Click here for more information regarding jury scams and reporting scams to law enforcement.

December 2023