Circuit Courts share concurrent jurisdiction with District Courts in civil non-jury cases in which the amounts in controversy are between $10,000 and $40,000. Other cases heard by the Circuit Courts include mechanicsâ liens and misdemeanor violations transferred from the District Courts for jury trials.
California is 3 hours behind New York City. So if it's 8:30 in California, then it's 11:30 in New York City.
Source - Andrew's blog. The United States has 9 time zones as defined by the law 15 USC 260: As visible here, San Francisco uses Pacific Time Zone while NYC follows Atlantic Time Zone. Hence, even though they are a part of the same nation, they have a time difference between them.