JAN j 6 2010 - United States District Court
JAN j 6 2010 - United States District Court
JAN j 6 2010 - United States District Court
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(1993) Former Local Rule 5.1.<br />
Comment<br />
(1993) Renumbered per Model Rules.<br />
Rule 3.6 Recusals<br />
In the event of recusal in any matter, the assigned Judge shall enter the<br />
fact of recusal on the record and refer the matter to the Clerk of the<br />
<strong>Court</strong> for permanent reassignment to another Judge in accordance with the<br />
blind random assignment system.<br />
Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2007.<br />
Authority<br />
(1993) Former Local Rule 5.2, minor language modification.<br />
Comment<br />
(1993) Renumbered per Model Rules.<br />
Rule 3.7 Reassignment of Cases Due to Recusal, Temporary Assignment or<br />
Emergency<br />
Arria.) The procedure for reassignment of cases due to recusal, temporary<br />
assignment or emergency shall be similar to the blind filing assignment<br />
for newly-filed cases and shall be administered in a manner approved by<br />
the <strong>Court</strong> so as to assure fair and equitable distribution of all such<br />
matters throughout the <strong>District</strong>.<br />
B-^(b) Any emergency matter arising in a case pending before a Judge who<br />
is physically absent from the <strong>District</strong> or who is unavailable due to<br />
illness, or is on vacation, may, upon written certification as to each<br />
matter from the Judge's office setting forth such grounds therefor, be<br />
referred to the Clerk of the <strong>Court</strong> for reassignment under a blind random<br />
assignment procedure. Such assignment, when effected, shall be of<br />
temporary duration, limited only to the immediate relief sought, and the<br />
case for all other purposes or proceedings shall remain on the docket of<br />
the Judge to whom it was originally assigned.<br />
€-s-(c) Uncontested matters wherein the parties cannot be prejudiced<br />
through delay occasioned by the normal course of business shall not be<br />
deemed emergency matters for referral.<br />
B-r(d) The Clerk of the <strong>Court</strong> shall not have any discretion in determining<br />
the Judge to whom any such matter is assigned, nor shall the Clerk of the<br />
<strong>Court</strong> disclose the name of the Judge to attorneys or other persons until<br />
after the assignment has been made.<br />
Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2007.<br />
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