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.
The time is chosen to represent the mean solar time in that zone. 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.