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General Orders
95-32 | Designation of Bankruptcy Judges to Hear Jury Trials | 03/1995 |
20-33 | Order of Appointment – Hon. Whitman L. Holt as Chief Bankruptcy Judge | 10/2020 |
98 | Purpose, Access, Service and Conduct | 01/1998 |
2024-24 | The Court's Amended Holiday Schedule for Calendar Year 2024 - Amended December, 20 2024 | 10/2024 | |
12-96-1 | Order Appointing Sean F. McAvoy as District Court Executive and Clerk of Court | 12/2012 |
14-96-1 | Maintaining an Accurate Electronic Court Record - Intradistrict Transfers | 01/2014 | |
10-111 | In re Documents Filed Containing Blood or Other Bodily Fluids - Order Setting Policy re Documents Submitted for Filing | 12/2010 |
Court Operations - COVID Protocol General Orders available on request | 07/2024 |
2025-6 | The Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services | 02/2025 |
109-09-1 | In re Crime Victim Notification | 01/2009 |
Criminal Justice Act Plan - Amended 02/29/2024 | 02/2024 |
13-37-1 | Doe Pleadings - Amendment to General Order 84-37 | 06/2013 | |
84-37 | Barring Unusual Circumstances, "Doe Pleading" is Not Permitted in the Ninth Circuit | 10/2005 |
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing - Updated 08202024 | 08/2024 | ||
16-35-1 | Prison Electronic Filing Initiative | 05/2016 | |
15-35-1 | In the Matter of the Prison Electronic Filing Pilot Project | 04/2015 | |
100-04-1 | Procedural Rules for Electronic Case Filing | 04/2004 |
2025-3 | Appointing Zachary Ayers as Lawyer Representative 1/10/2025 | 01/2025 | |
2025-4 | Appointing Sarah Elsden as Lawyer Representative 1/10/2025 | 01/2025 | |
2023-28 | Order Appointing Diana Garcia as Lawyer Representative | 10/2023 | |
2022-29 | Order Appointing Paul Shelton as Lawyer Representative | 11/2022 | |
2022-30 | Order Appointing Richard Barker as Lawyer Representative | 11/2022 | |
2022-2 | Amending General Order No. 10-110 and Appointments to Serve on Community Defender Organization Evaluation Committee | 01/2022 | |
2021-21 | Order Appointing Asti Gallina as Lawyer Representative | 10/2021 | |
2021-20 | Order Appointing Ethan Jones as Lawyer Representative | 10/2021 | |
20-93-2 | In the Matter of the Appointment of Lawyer Representatives to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference | 10/2020 | |
17-93-1 | Order Establishing Attorney Advisory Committee - Designating Actively Serving Lawyer Representatives to Serve | 07/2017 |
08-103-1 | Qualifications of Interpreters as Language Skilled | 09/2008 | |
06-103-3 | Amended Order Re In the Matter of Hiring Court Interpreters | 03/2006 |
13-49-1 | Summoning Grand Juries - Order for Impanelment | 07/2013 | |
12-49-1 | Re Disclosure of Grand Jury Material to the Defendant | 09/2012 |
Plan For The Random Selection Of Grand And Petit Jurors - Effective March 1, 2022 | 02/2022 |
2022-20 | Order Appointing Alexander C. Ekstrom as Full-Time Magistrate Judge | 06/2022 | |
2021-28 | Order Appointing James P. Hutton As Full-Time Recall Magistrate Judge | 12/2021 | |
2021-22 | Order Appointing James A. Goeke As Full-Time Magistrate Judge | 10/2021 | |
14-10-1 | Clerk's Authority to Sign Orders of Case Reassignment | 10/2014 | |
11-10-1 | General Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge in Social Security Cases | 11/2011 |
22-25 | PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NON-APPROPRIATED FUND | 09/2022 | |
13-40 | The Plan for the Administration of Non-Appropriated Funds - Increase in Pro Hac Vice Fee | 06/2013 |
16-114-1 | Plan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington for the Representation of Indigent Pro Se Litigants in Civil Cases | 05/2016 |
20-112-1 | Adequate Collateralization of Registry Funds Re: Deposits and Procedures Governing Monies Paid into the Court | 07/2020 |
2025-8 | Order Adopting Schedule of Collateral Forfeiture for the Eastern District of Washington | 03/2025 |
18-54-01 | Security and Electronic Devices in U.S. Courthouses and Federal Facilities in the Eastern District of Washington | 01/2018 |
110-10-1 | Order Approving Step Program | 01/2010 |
2025-1 | Designation of Employees Authorized to Accept Service of Process | 01/2025 | |
2022-32 | Designation of Employees Authorized to Accept Service of Process | 11/2022 |