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General Orders

Find general orders issued by the court.

Name	Category	Effective Date	Number	Download
Designation of Employees Authorized to Accept Service of Process		November 1, 2022	2022-32	File: Designation of Employees Authorized to Accept Service of Process pdf, 318.85 KB
PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NON-APPROPRIATED FUND		September 1, 2022	22-25	File: PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NON-APPROPRIATED FUND pdf, 172.56 KB
Order Appointing Alexander C. Ekstrom as Full-Time Magistrate Judge		June 1, 2022	2022-20	File: Order Appointing Alexander C. Ekstrom as Full-Time Magistrate Judge pdf, 148.77 KB
Plan For The Random Selection Of Grand And Petit Jurors - Effective March 1, 2022		March 1, 2022		File: Plan For The Random Selection Of Grand And Petit Jurors - Effective March 1, 2022 pdf, 348.99 KB
Amending General Order No. 10-110 and Appointments to Serve on Community Defender Organization Evaluation Committee		January 1, 2022	2022-2	File: Amending General Order No. 10-110 and Appointments to Serve on Community Defender Organization Evaluation Committee pdf, 117.95 KB
Order Appointing James P. Hutton As Full-Time Recall Magistrate Judge		December 1, 2021	2021-22	File: Order Appointing James P. Hutton As Full-Time Recall Magistrate Judge pdf, 106.55 KB
Order Appointing James A. Goeke As Full-Time Magistrate Judge		October 1, 2021	2021-22	File: Order Appointing James A. Goeke As Full-Time Magistrate Judge pdf, 122.62 KB
Order Appointing Asti Gallina as Lawyer Representative		October 1, 2021	2021-21	File: Order Appointing Asti Gallina as Lawyer Representative pdf, 103.61 KB
Order Appointing Ethan Jones as Lawyer Representative		October 1, 2021	2021-20	File: Order Appointing Ethan Jones as Lawyer Representative pdf, 103.54 KB
Order of Appointment – Hon. Whitman L. Holt as Chief Bankruptcy Judge	Bankruptcy	October 1, 2020	20-33	File: Order of Appointment – Hon. Whitman L. Holt as Chief Bankruptcy Judge pdf, 84.00 KB
In the Matter of the Appointment of Lawyer Representatives to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference		October 1, 2020	20-93-2	File: In the Matter of the Appointment of Lawyer Representatives to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference pdf, 171.48 KB
Adequate Collateralization of Registry Funds Re: Deposits and Procedures Governing Monies Paid into the Court		July 1, 2020	20-112-1	File: Adequate Collateralization of Registry Funds Re: Deposits and Procedures Governing Monies Paid into the Court pdf, 157.01 KB
Security and Electronic Devices in U.S. Courthouses and Federal Facilities in the Eastern District of Washington		January 1, 2018	18-54-01	File: Security and Electronic Devices in U.S. Courthouses and Federal Facilities in the Eastern District of Washington pdf, 376.77 KB
Order Establishing Attorney Advisory Committee - Designating Actively Serving Lawyer Representatives to Serve		July 1, 2017	17-93-1	File: Order Establishing Attorney Advisory Committee - Designating Actively Serving Lawyer Representatives to Serve pdf, 62.28 KB
Prison Electronic Filing Initiative		May 1, 2016	16-35-1	File: Prison Electronic Filing Initiative pdf, 141.24 KB
Plan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington for the Representation of Indigent Pro Se Litigants in Civil Cases		May 1, 2016	16-114-1	File: Plan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington for the Representation of Indigent Pro Se Litigants in Civil Cases pdf, 48.60 KB
In the Matter of the Prison Electronic Filing Pilot Project		April 1, 2015	15-35-1	File: In the Matter of the Prison Electronic Filing Pilot Project pdf, 378.04 KB
Clerk's Authority to Sign Orders of Case Reassignment		October 1, 2014	14-10-1	File: Clerk's Authority to Sign Orders of Case Reassignment pdf, 388.33 KB
Maintaining an Accurate Electronic Court Record - Intradistrict Transfers		January 1, 2014	14-96-1	File: Maintaining an Accurate Electronic Court Record - Intradistrict Transfers pdf, 393.11 KB
Summoning Grand Juries - Order for Impanelment		July 1, 2013	13-49-1	File: Summoning Grand Juries - Order for Impanelment pdf, 160.30 KB