General Order 6.9: Certification of Orders and Memoranda Dispositions
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — General Orders — Chapter VI: Motions & Screening Cases
A judge may direct the Clerk, a staff attorney, a circuit mediator, or an Appellate Commissioner to file an order or a memorandum disposition that has been approved by the judge or judges whose name(s) appears therein. In appropriate circumstances, the judge may send confirmation to the Clerk following such certification. Separate written confirmation is not necessary when the judge transmits an order to the Clerk by electronic mail. (Rev. 1/1/00)
An Appellate Commissioner may direct the Clerk or a staff attorney to file an order or other document that has been approved by an Appellate Commissioner. (Rev. 9/17/14)