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Sep. 17, 2015

James J. Donato

US District Judge James Donato is tinkering with some unconventional proposals for handling civil trials.

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James Donato

Northern District of California (San Francisco)
Northern District of California
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By Kevin Lee 

  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  SAN FRANCISCO - Just over 18 months into his tenure on the federal bench, U.S. District
  Judge James J. Donato is looking beyond standard, traditional case management practices
  and considering innovative methods for handling civil trials. 

  The San Francisco judge is currently in the process of preparing revised sets of standing
  orders that will govern proceedings in his courtroom.  

  Donato had issued an a... (continued)

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