Document EFTA 02842879¶
DOC # 1¶
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
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In the Matter of¶
Reassignment of Cases Previously Assigned to Judges Who Are No Longer on the Bench by Reason Of Retirement or Death¶
M10-468¶
CLERK OF COURT CLERK OF COURT¶
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16 MISC 0218¶
STANDING ORDER¶
The Assignment Committee is tasked with reassigning closed cases that were previously assigned to judges who are no longer on the bench by reason of resignation, retirement or death in which new judicial action is required. (Rule 17, Local Rules for the Division of Business Among Judges). There is no discretion to exercise and nothing to evaluate in such instances; reassignment is mandatory. Therefore, and to expedite the reassignment of such cases, it is hereby:¶
ORDERED, that all requests for reassignment of closed cases that were previously assigned to judges who are no longer on the bench by reason of resignation, retirement or death shall be transmitted directly to the Clerk of Court, who will assign the cases in accordance with Rule 17; and it is further¶
ORDERED, that Chief Judge shall periodically solicit from senior judges indications of whether they will accept reassignment of cases that are covered by this Standing Order, and that the Clerk of Court shall maintain a special wheel, consisting of all active District Judges and such Senior District Judges as volunteer, for purposes of these reassignments.¶
This order extends to all closed cases, civil and criminal, that require judicial action for any reason after the departure or death of a previously-assigned judge, including the reassignment of probationers and supervised releasees who were subject to the supervision of such previously-assigned judge.¶
Dated: June 9, 2016¶