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Standing Orders, Rules of Court, and Plans
DISTRICT JUDGES
Standing Orders
Recusal of Judges 6/22/1999
Division of Cases Among District Judges S.O. 2020-17
Appeal Costs Bond Requirements: Judge Kiser's Cases 2/15/1996
Fugitive Master Docket 12/29/1999
Participation of Senior District Judges in Court Governance Matters S.O. 08-01
Governing Alternate Dispute Resolution in Judge Conrad's Civil Cases S.O. 2010-9
MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Standing Orders
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park S.O. 08-02
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park 5/5/2009
Appointment of Judge Robert S. Ballou 10/3/2011
Reappointment of Judge James G. Welsh S.O. 2012-4
Appointment of an Advisory Panel to Assist Court in its Determination as to the Appointment of
a Magistrate Judge 7/24/2013
Reappointment of Judge Pamela Meade Sargent 7/24/2013
Appointment of Judge Joel C. Hoppe 2/10/2014
The Appointment of an Advisory Panel of Citizens to Assist the Court in its Determination as to the Reappointment of a Magistrate Judge S.O. 2019-2
Reappointment of Judge Robert S. Ballou 4/16/2019
Rules of Court
Order adjoining district jurisdiction in certain criminal matters by U.S. Magistrate Judges 12/28/1993
BANKRUPTCY JUDGES
Standing Orders
Order of Succession for the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court S.O. 2011-10
Recall of Bankruptcy Judge William F. Stone, Jr. 12/29/2014
Local Bankruptcy Rules S.O. 2016-2
COURT
Standing Orders
Adoption of Local Rules S.O. 2010-2
Original Local Rules Adopted 3/9/2010
Current Local Rules
ADR Coordinator S.O. 2017-3
Abrogation of Certain Standing Orders S.O. 2010-3
Establishment of Local Rules Advisory Committee S.O. 2010-7
Appointment of the Members of the Local Rules Advisory Committee S.O. 2020-20
Corporate Disclosures 5/15/2000
Re-opening of Big Stone Gap Division 7/2/1979
Criminal Bond 12/10/75
Shared Services Initiative S.O. 2013-5
Possession and Use of Portable Electronic Devices in Courthouses and Courtrooms S.O. 2013-8
Designation of Standing Committees S.O. 2017-4
Designation of Members of Court Security Committee S.O. 2016-5
Amendment to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(m) S.O. 2015-7
Possession of Firearms, Dangerous Weapons, and Body Armor Inside Courthouses S.O. 2018-5
Refund of Electronically Paid Fees S.O. 2019-9
Implementation of NextGen S.O. 2020-18
Plans
Equal Opportunity Plan 3/25/1987
Employment Dispute Resolution Plan S.O. 2012-6
COURT REPORTERS
Standing Orders
Fees for Transcripts S.O. 2018-3
Plans
Court Reporters S.O. 2017-2
FUNDS AND FINANCIAL
Standing Orders
Abrogation of Standing Order for Guidelines for Deposit of Registry Funds S.O. 2011-4
Authorization for Collection of Special Assessments and Fines Prior to Sentencing 6/2/1995
JURY
Standing Orders
Jury Excuses 11/16/1966
Impaneling of the Grand Jury S.O. 2018-1
Amend the Petit Jury Term of Court for the Harrisonburg Division 7/19/2004
Grand Jury Panel Serving in the Charlottesville Division 1/23/2007
Establish a Grand Jury Panel in Harrisonburg 1/23/2007
Security Procedures for Roanoke Grand Jury S.O. 2014-7
Plans
Jury Plan S.O. 2019-8
PETTY OFFENSES
Standing Orders
Issuance of Warrant in Lieu of Summons 6/14/1989
Rule 58 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance 4/7/1998
Schedule A - National Park Service S.O. 2012-1
Schedule B - US Forest Service 7/20/2009
Schedule C - Corp of Engineers 6/17/2005
Schedule D - VA Medical Center 4/7/1998
Schedule E - GSA S.O. 2010-10
Schedule F - Radford Army Ammunition Plant 4/7/1998
Schedule G - US Fish and Wildlife Service 10/31/2007
Schedule H - Bureau of Land Management 4/7/1998
Schedule I - Fort Belvoir Rivanna Station, Department of the Army S.O. 2011-1
Schedule J - United States Postal Service S.O. 2014-8
Schedule K - Smithsonian National Zoological Park Police S.O. 2018-2
PRETRIAL LITIGATION
Standing Orders
Plans
Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan 6/13/1996
Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan Attachment
Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan 2/12/2001
PRISONER
Standing Orders
Procedures for Prisoner Cases and Provisions for Custody of Prisoners S.O. 2020-16
PROBATION
Standing Orders
Possesion of Firearms and Oleoresin Capsicum by Probation Officers S.O. 2004-5
Probation Travel in GSA Vehicles 9/26/1991
Pre-sentence Reports 7/6/1989
Probation Records 7/1/1979
Access to Files of United States Attorney's Office by United States Probation Office S.O. 2010-6
Authorization for Transport of Nongovernmental Personnel in Government-Owned Vehicles S.O. 2006-06
Presentence Reports S.O. 2015-8
Hughes v United States Sentence Reduction S.O. 2018-6
Adoption of Special Conditions of Probation and Supervised Released in Criminal Cases Involving Sex Offenses S.O. 2018-7
Retroactive Application of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 under Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 S.O. 2019-1
RECORDS AND EXHIBITS
Standing Orders
Disposal of Court Records S.O. 2016-7
Disposition of Applications, Orders and Recordings for the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communication S.O. 2016-6
SENTENCING
Standing Orders
Post-Johnson § 2255 or § 2241 Cases S.O. 2015-5
SOCIAL SECURITY
Standing Orders
Abrogation of Standing Order Entered February 13, 2006 - Social Security Cases Assigned to Samuel G. Wilson S.O. 2011-5
Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Harrisonburg S.O. 2014-4
Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Roanoke S.O. 2011-14
Civil Social Security Cases Samuel G. Wilson S.O. 2011-15
Civil Social Security Cases Norman K. Moon for Charlottesville S.O. 2014-2
Civil Social Security Cases Norman K. Moon for Lynchburg S.O. 2011-17
Civil Social Security Cases Elizabeth K. Dillon for Roanoke S.O. 2015-2
Civil Social Security Cases Elizabeth K. Dillon for Harrisonburg S.O. 2015-3
Civil Social Security Cases Glen E. Conrad for Roanoke S.O. 2019-6
Civil Social Security Cases Glen E. Conrad for Charlottesville S.O. 2019-7
Civil Social Security Cases Michael F. Urbanski for Danville S.O. 2020-19
SPEEDY TRIAL ACT
Plans
Speedy Trial Act 7/1/1980
RE: Speedy Trial Act S.O. 06-03
ATTORNEYS
Standing Orders
CJA Reimbursements for Paralegals and Law Clerks S.O. 2011-13
Establishment of the Plan for the Administration of the Bench and Bar Fund S.O. 2018-8
Appointment of CJA Panel Selection Committee S.O. 2020-1
Appointment of Members of the Bench and Bar Advisory Committee S.O. 2020-13
Plans
Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement 11/4/1992
Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement Amendment 11/6/1998
Amendment to Rule IV - Standards for Professional Conduct of Federal Rules of Discplinary Enforcement 6/16/2016
Criminal Justice Act Plan 7/3/2018
Amendment to the Advisory Committee Internal Operational Guidelines and CJA Attorney Panel Appointments S.O. 2014-6
Third Year Practice Rule 7/10/1974
Amendment of Third Year Practice Rule S.O. 06-04
Amendment of Third Year Practice Rule and Substitution of Revised Rule S.O. 2015-6
Plan for the Administration of the Bench and Bar Fund 10/1/2018
Appendix A - Governing Reimbursement of Expenses in Pro Bono Cases 10/1/2018
Plan for Appointment of Counsel for Indigent Parties of Civil Cases 10/1/2018
COVID-19
Standing Orders
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia S.O. 2020-3
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Second Amended S.O. 2020-3
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Third Amended S.O. 2020-3
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Fourth Amended S.O. 2020-3
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Fifth Amended S.O. 2020-3
Suspension of Naturalization Ceremonies in the Western District of Virginia Sixth Amended S.O. 2020-3
Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses S.O. 2020-4
Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 S.O. 2020-5
Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 Amended S.O. 2020-5
Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID 19 Amended #2 S.O. 2020-5
Restrictions on Visitors to Poff Federal Building S.O. 2020-6
Video Teleconferencing For Criminal Proceedings Under Cares Act S.O. 2020-07
Interim CJA Vouchers During COVID-19 S.O. 2020-8
Temporary Closure of Clerk's Office Public Counters S.O. 2020-9
Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 3161 S.O. 2020-10
Compassionate Release Cases Due to COVID-19 S.O. 2019-1
Procedure for Secure Review of Presentence Report by Defense Counsel with Detained Defendants During COVID-19 Pandemic S.O. 2020-11
Public Access to Remote Judicial Proceedings; Confidentiality of Pretrial Services Report S.O. 2020-12
Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Phase I Reopening S.O. 2020-14
Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: Postponement of Resumption of Criminal Trials Until August 31, 2020 S.O. 2020-10 and 2020-14
Postponement of Jury Trials Until March 1, 2021 Amended S.O. 2020-10 and 2020-14
Reauthorization of Video and Teleconference Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act S.O. 2020-15
Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act First Amended S.O. 2020-15
Reauthorization of Video and Teleconferencing Hearings in Criminal Cases Under the Cares Act Second Amended S.O. 2020-15
Roanoke Division Operation Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 S.O. 2020-21
Plans
Western District of Virginia Re-Opening Guidelines 6/4/2020