Administrative Orders

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

Order #	Revised
359	9/6/2023	Closing of the District Court September 22, 2023
355	8/4/2023	Holiday Closing of the District and Bankruptcy Courts for 2024
353	6/23/2023	Closing of the District Court July 3, 2023
8	6/2/2023	Amended Administrative Order No. 8
352	5/19/2023	Early Closing of the Benton and East St. Louis Clerk's Offices on May 26, 2023, at 12 Noon
350	5/16/2023	Case Assignments
349	5/10/2023	Court Operations and the use of Video and Teleconferencing During the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Virus
347	4/20/2023	Case Assignments - REVOKING Administrative Order 245
344	3/6/2023	VACATED 5-10-2023:Court Operations and the use of Video and Teleconferencing During the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Virus
341	2/14/2023	Case Assignments - RESCINDING Administrative Orders 280 and 293
340	2/7/2023	Clerk's Office Closing and Electronic Filing April 7-10, 2023
339	2/1/2023	Direct Assignment of Cases to Judge Stephen P. McGlynn
333	1/26/2023	Holiday Closing of the District and Bankruptcy Courts -2023
335	1/9/2023	VACATED 5-10-2023: Court Operations and the use of Video and Teleconferencing During the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Virus
332	12/21/2022	Vacated 5-16-2023: Case Assignments
330	12/14/2022	Direct Assignment of Cases to Judge Staci M. Yandle
329	12/5/2022	Transcript Policy
234	12/5/2022	First Amended First Step Act of 2018
148	12/5/2022	First Amended Petitions for Retroactive Application of United States Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Crack Cocaine Convictions
102	12/5/2022	First Amended Petition for Retroactive Application of Amendment to Sentences Previously Imposed for Certain Crack Cocaine Offenses
324	11/29/2022	Employment Dispute Resolution Plan for the Southern District of Illinois
265	11/16/2022	Sixth Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
266	11/14/2022	VACATED 5-10-2023: Fifteenth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
323	10/24/2022	Closing of the District Court December 16, 2022, 12:00-4:30 p.m.
322	10/21/2022	Media Access
321	9/30/2022	Case Assignments
318	8/22/2022	Early Closing of the Benton and East St. Louis Clerk's Offices on September 2, 2022, at 12 Noon
266	8/12/2022	VACATED 11-14-2022: Fourteenth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
316	7/11/2022	Benton Grand Jury Selection July 2022
315	6/29/2022	Mandatory Screening Implementation Plan for the Southern District of Illinois
314	6/27/2022	Closing of the District Court September 8, 2022 and September 9, 2022
313	6/22/2022	Reference Revision to Thirteenth Amended Administrative Order 266, dated May 13, 2022
312	5/18/2022	Electronic Case Filing Rules
266	5/13/2022	VACATED 8-12-2022: Thirteenth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
311	4/27/2022	Case Assignments and Reassignments - Asbestos
309	4/8/2022	Holiday Closing of the District and Bankrupty Courts
308	2/28/2022	Monica A. Stump Appointed Clerk of Court
266	2/18/2022	VACATED 5-13-2022: Twelfth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
266	11/24/2021	VACATED 2-18-2022: Eleventh Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
304	11/19/2021	Early Closing of the U.S. District Court - December 17, 2021
301	10/8/2021	Mandatory Mediation Plan
298	9/8/2021	Closing of the District Court October 1, 2021
266	9/3/2021	VACATED 11-24-2021: Tenth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
300	8/3/2021	Refilling the Jury Wheels
299	8/2/2021	Resumption of Naturalization Ceremonies, Assertion of Exclusive Authority to Conduct Naturalization Ceremonies and Administer Oath of Allegiance
265	7/14/2021	Vacated 11-16-2022: Fifth Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
298	7/7/2021	VACATED 9-8-2021: Closing of the District Court September 30 and October 1, 2021
297	7/1/2021	East St. Louis Grand Jury Selection July 2021
296	7/1/2021	Benton Grand Jury Selection July 2021
295	6/28/2021	Clerk's Office Closing and Electronic Filing August 20-23, 2021
268	5/28/2021	Fifth Amended Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
266	5/17/2021	VACATED 8-2-2021: Eighth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
293	5/13/2021	Case Assignments
286	4/12/2021	First Amended Procedures for Handling Highly Sensitive Documents
289	3/26/2021	Paraquat Products Case Assignment
268	2/24/2021	VACATED 5-28-2021: Fourth Amended Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
266	2/12/2021	VACATED 5-17-2021: Seventh Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
285	2/11/2021	Holiday Colsures 2021
286	1/15/2021	VACATED 4-12-2021: Procedures for Handling Highly Sensitive Documents
268	12/14/2020	VACATED 2-24-2021: Third Amended Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
266	11/20/2020	VACATED 2-12-2021: Sixth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
268	11/5/2020	VACATED 12-14-2020: Second Amended Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
266	11/5/2020	VACATED 11-20-2020: Fifth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
280	10/21/2020	Case Assignments
277	10/5/2020	Case Assignments
266	10/1/2020	VACATED 11-5-2020: Fourth Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
276	9/21/2020	Holiday Closing of the District and Bankruptcy Courts
268	9/21/2020	VACATED 11-5-2020: First Amended Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
265	8/14/2020	VACATED 7-14-2021: Fourth Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
265	8/12/2020	VACATED 8-14-2020: Third Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
274	8/10/2020	Closing of the District Court on September 11, 2020
266	7/31/2020	VACATED 10-1-2020: Third Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
272	7/30/2020	Designation of Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley
269	7/13/2020	East Saint Louis Grand Jury Selection July 21, 2020
267	6/29/2020	Benton Grand Jury Selection July 7, 2020
268	6/24/2020	VACATED 9-21-2020: Naturalization Ceremonies Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
265	6/4/2020	VACATED 8-12-2020: Second Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
266	5/29/2020	VACATED 7-31-2020: Second Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
266	5/13/2020	VACATED 5-29-2020: First Amended Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
265	5/12/2020	VACATED 6-4-2020: First Amended Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
266	5/1/2020	VACATED 5-13-2020: Court Operations and Use of Video and Teleconferencing During COVID-19 Emergency
265	4/23/2020	VACATED 5-12-2020: Compassionate Release Provision of The First Step Act of 2018
262	4/1/2020	Amended Handling Criminal Matters Under the Exigent Circumstances of COVID-19
261	4/1/2020	Second Amended Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Virus
263	3/30/2020	Authorization of Video and Teleconferencing pursuant to CARES Act & Public and Press Access
259	3/9/2020	Limited Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction
260	2/24/2020	Reassignment of Magistrate Judge Wilkerson's Docket and Social Security
258	2/18/2020	Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-arrest
257	1/13/2020	Admended Case Assignments in Civil Cases
256	10/18/2019	East St. Louis and Benton Clerk's Office Closings
253	10/10/2019	East St. Louis Grand Jury Alternate Foreperson Selection
252	10/4/2019	Case Assignments to Judge Joan H. Lefkow
251	10/1/2019	Case Assignments to Judge Harry D. Leinenweber
249	9/30/2019	Amended Rehaif V. United States, No. 17-9560 (June 21, 2019), and United States v. Davis, No. 18-431 (June 24, 2019) (compilation)
238	9/20/2019	Amended Holiday Closings of the District and Bankruptcy Courts
250	9/19/2019	Case Assignments to Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
248	7/9/2019	Case Assignments to Judge Philip G. Reinhard
247	6/25/2019	Benton Grand Jury Selection 2019
246	6/25/2019	Closing of the District Court on August 30, 2019
245	6/10/2019	Automatic Referral of Habeas Corpus Cases
244	6/10/2019	Merit Review Orders
243	5/17/2019	Depakote Status
241	5/3/2019	Equal Employment Opportunity - Employment Dispute Resolution Plan
242	4/24/2019	Closing of the District Court
240	4/22/2019	Reassignment of Magistrate Judge Proud's Docket
238	3/25/2019	Holiday Closings of the District and Bankruptcy Courts - AMENDED 9/20/2019
237	3/20/2019	Closing the Benton and East St. Louis Clerk's Offices on March 22, 2019
236	2/25/2019	Designating Special Place for Holding Court
234	1/23/2019	VACATED 12-5-2022: First Step Act of 2018
233	12/5/2018	Appointment of Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly
232	12/5/2018	Appointment of Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison
231	12/5/2018	Appointment of Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty
230	11/19/2018	Closing the Benton and East St. Louis Clerk's Offices on December 7,2018
227	10/15/2018	Margaret M. Robertie appointed Clerk of Court
226	10/9/2018	Closing the Benton Clerk's Office on December 14, 2018
224	9/4/2018	Tom Galbraith Appointed Acting Clerk of Court
223	8/27/2018	Automatic Referrals in Social Security Cases Upon the Consent of All Parties
	8/1/2018	General Order No. 2018-14 re: Procedural Rules for Electronic Filing Program
220	7/31/2018	Closing of the District Court August 31, 2018
219	7/18/2018	Steven D. Weinhoeft appointed as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
213	4/27/2018	Holiday Closings of the District and Bankruptcy Courts
212	3/27/2018	Custody and Disposition of Controlled Substances and Weapons
211	3/23/2018	Dedication of Benton, Illinois Bankruptcy Courtroom
210	3/1/2018	Merit Selection Panel for the Appointment of Two Full-Time Magistrate Judges
208	10/27/2017	Closing of Clerk's Office December 8, 2017
207	10/13/2017	Contact with Jurors
206	9/28/2017	Retired Judges as Counsel
204	7/26/2017	Closing of the District Court August 29-30, 2017
197	1/8/2017	Holiday Closings of the District and Bankruptcy Courts
194	11/7/2016	Redistribution of Cases
193	10/28/2016	Donald Boyce, Jr. appointed as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
192	10/3/2016	Criminal Justice Act Plan - Composition of Panel of Private Attorneys
190	9/28/2016	Reassignment of Closed Benton Criminal Cases
189	9/9/2016	Reassignment of Cases to Magistrate Judge Reona Daly
188	6/6/2016	Recusal from Cases in Which the State of Illinois is a Party, Related Reassignment of Cases, and Vacating Administrative Order No. 171
187	5/12/2016	Closing of the District Court August 19, 2016
186	5/12/2016	Direct Assignment of Cases to Judge David R. Herndon
181	1/29/2016	District Court Pro Bono Program
180	12/15/2015	Revised Fee Schedule
178	10/2/2015	Revised Merit Selection Panel for Appointment of Full-Time Magistrate Judge to Replace Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier
176	9/24/2015	Petitions in Johnson Cases
175	8/10/2015	Closing of the District Court September 9-10, 2015
174	7/29/2015	Redistribution of Criminal Cases
173	7/20/2015	Redistribution of Cases
172	6/10/2015	Public Access to Search Warrant Proceedings
171	4/1/2015	VACATED: Direct Assignment of Cases in which Southern Illinois University is a party to Chief U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan
2	11/13/2014	Amended CVB Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule
170	11/5/2014	Direct Assignment of Cases to Judge David R. Herndon
169	11/5/2014	Direct Assignment of Cases to Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel
168	11/3/2014	Media Access Agreement
167	11/3/2014	Petitions for Retroactive Application of Amendment 782 ("Drugs Minus Two") to Sentences Previously Imposed for Certain Drug Offenses
163	8/21/2014	Reassignment of Cases
159	5/19/2014	Reassignment of Cases
158	5/18/2014	Acting Clerk of Court
157	5/18/2014	Retired Judges as Counsel
155	4/2/2014	Closing the Clerk's Office For District Meeting on September 5, 2014
154	12/2/2013	Reassignment of Cases
151	8/12/2013	Public Access to Search Warrant Proceedings
148	2/13/2013	VACATED 12-5-2022: Petitions for Retroactive Application of United States Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Crack Cocaine Convictions
111	11/26/2012	Amended Transcript Policy
146	11/20/2012	District Court Transition From WordPerfect to Word
60	11/14/2012	Order Adopting Revisions to the Electronic Filing Rules
144	9/26/2012	Closing the Clerk's Office on December 13, 2012
143	9/26/2012	Holiday Closings of the District and Bankruptcy Courts
142	8/29/2012	Re-appointment of Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson
140	5/2/2012	Order Appointing Merit Retention Panel for Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson
139	4/13/2012	Closing the Clerk's Office For District Meeting on September 7, 2012
107	3/15/2012	Amended Order Regarding Redaction of Personal Data Identifiers From All Pleadings
135	5/19/2011	Amended Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
134	12/21/2010	Deposit of Registry Funds
133	12/21/2010	Reassignment of Cases to Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams
132	12/16/2010	Amended Reassignment of Prisoner Cases (compilation)
131	12/14/2010	Recall of Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud
130	12/6/2010	Re-appointment of Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier
129	12/6/2010	Appointment of Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams
128	9/7/2010	Order Appointing Merit Retention Panel
124	4/19/2010	Order Appointing Merit Selection Panel
122	11/6/2009	Clifford J. Proud reappointed as a full-time Magistrate Judge
121	11/6/2009	John Koechner appointed as Chief Probation Officer
119	10/1/2009	Nancy J. Rosenstengel appointed as Clerk of Court
116	8/28/2009	Fee Payment via Pay.gov
115	8/18/2009	Amended Order Appointing Merit Retention Panel for Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud
114	6/27/2009	Order Appointing Merit Retention Panel for Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud
112	3/13/2009	Appointment of Acting Clerk of Court
110	1/16/2009	Appointment of Clerk of Court
102	12/19/2007	VACATED 12-5-2022: Petition for Retroactive Application of Amendment to Sentences Previously Imposed for Certain Crack Cocaine Offenses
101	9/24/2007	Order of Appointment
100	8/14/2007	Case Assignment
96	1/2/2007	Presentence Reports
40	10/11/2006	Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule for the United States Forest Service
89	6/1/2006	Case Assignment
84	10/7/2005	Electronic Case Filing Attorney Registration
69	2/23/2004	Case Management/Electronic Case Filing
62	4/15/2003	Revised Local Rules
41	4/18/2000	Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule for the United States Army, Corp of Engineers
18	11/8/1993	Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule for the United States Department of Interior
12	12/7/1990	Registry Fund Fees
11	9/20/1987	Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
9	6/17/1986	Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule Revisions
8	1/28/1986	Amended Special Order #2 - Attachment
2	1/1/1985	Central Violations Bureau

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