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General Orders

For questions regarding historical general orders please contact:
Gudrun Swoboda, Administrative Assistant to the Clerk and Chief Deputy 216-357-7069
Michelle D. Sztul, Chief Deputy 216-357-7082

 

1981-47 In re New Business Hours for United States District Court Clerk's Office 12/06/1981
1984-80 In re: Assignment of Magistrate to Judgment Debtor Examination Proceedings 06/05/1984
1986-103-17 In re Establishment and Plan for Administration and Operation of the Attorney Admissions Fund 12/01/2023
1990-119-1 Juror Utilization 12/03/2002
1992-02-3-75 Federal Court Panel, Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.4 12/12/2014
1992-02-4 Federal Court Panel 08/14/2019
1993-03-1 In the Matter of Forfeiture of Collateral (Fine) Schedule for National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior 05/11/2018
1996-14 Post Judgment or Post Conviction Matters 02/06/1996
1996-23-2 Procedure for Adoption of Local Rules and Amendments to Existing Rules 08/14/2019
1997-27 Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) 07/09/1997
1997-36-4 Computer Security Handbook; Computer Usage, Electronic Mail and Internet Policy; and, Standards for Maintaining CC: Mail 08/20/2021
1997-39 Criminal Case Assignment - Five or More Defendants 10/06/1997
1998-01-1 Electronic Filing Policies and Procedures Manual 04/23/2019
1998-09 Processing of Dismissals Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1) 04/06/1998
1998-17-6 Magistrate Judge Case Assignments 08/14/2019
1999-16-6 Adoption of Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Plan 08/11/2017
1999-49 Taking of Unconditional Guilty Pleas by Magistrate Judges 10/04/1999
2001-46 In re: Guidelines for the Use of Space in Court Houses 10/01/2001
2001-55-1 Modification to Local Rules and Electronic Filing Policies and Procedures Manual 04/23/2019
2002-62 In re: Firearms Policy for the Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House Cleveland,Ohio 12/03/2002
2002-78-1 Hanging of Judicial Portraits in the Carl B. Stokes United States Court House and the Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse, Cleveland, Ohio 10/02/2023
2003-14-3 In re: Media Guidelines 10/25/2019
2003-44 Reciprocity Agreement with the Southern District of Ohio Re: Attorney Admissions 09/22/2003
2005-01 Directing Probation and Pretrial Services to Add a Sworn Declaration to All Warrant Summons Requests that Statements Made in Support of Those Requests are True and Correct 01/12/2005
2005-18 Release of the Criminal History Portion of the Pretrial Services Report 12/05/2005
2005-19 Re-Designation of the Venue of Civil Cases Originating from Erie and Huron Counties to Toledo Under Local Rule 3.8 for Case Assignment Purposes 12/22/2005
2005-21-1 Juror Selection Plan 08/08/2019
2006-04-1 Consolidation of the U.S. Pretrial Services Office and the U.S. Probation Office 08/08/2019
2006-08-1 Forfeiture of Colloateral (Fine) Schedule for the United States Border Patrol 08/14/2019
2006-15-1 Authority to Refund Filing Fee Payments 08/08/2019
2006-16-6 In re: Procedures for Foreclosure Actions Based on Diversity Jurisdiction 12/17/2007
2006-18-1 Guide for Pro Se Litigants 08/08/2019
2006-24 Order Restricting Internet Access to Documents in E.R.I.S.A. Cases 10/13/2006
2006-25 Authorizing the Clerk's Office to Accept Service of Process 12/04/2006
2007-02-2 Adoption of Revised Pro Bono Civil Case Protocol 10/23/2018
2007-07 Criminal Case Assignment - Capital Cases 04/12/2007
2007-14 Electronic Access to Plea Agreements and Related Documents in Criminal Cases 12/14/2007
2008-08 Authorization to Disclose Presentence Investigation Reports and Sentencing Orders 02/11/2008
2008-09 Appointing Office of the Federal Public Defender - Sentence Reductions - Crack Cocaine 02/11/2008
2008-16 Electronic Access to Voir Dire Transcripts 08/01/2008
2009-04-2 Establishment of a Reentry Court Program to Target the Special Needs of High Risk Offenders 08/08/2019
2009-10 Change in the Magistrate Draw 06/25/2009
2009-21-2 In re: Cell Phones, Cameras, Laptops and Other Electronic Devices in U.S. Courthouses 08/14/2019
2009-23 Authorization to Refund Criminal Debt Overpayment 11/24/2009
2010-28-1 Payments Prior to Sentencing 08/20/2021
2010-39 Assignment of Magistrate Judges to MDL Matters 10/18/2010
2011-17 Transcript Rates of the Official Court Reporters 07/29/2011
2011-24 Appointing the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio to Potentially Eligible Inmates with Future Possibility of Having Private or CJA Counsel Represent These Inmates as the Client, Lawyer, or Court May Later Decide 10/04/2011
2011-31-5 Criminal Duty Protocol of Magistrate Judges 05/24/2023
2012-07 Referral of Title 11 Matters in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio 04/04/2012
2012-14 In Re: Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule for Federal Property Management and Motor Vehicle Violations (40 U.S.C. § 1315) 08/13/2012
2012-18 Approval of the Illegal Reentry Fast-Track Program and Policy for the Northern District of Ohio 09/18/2012
2012-18-1 Approval of the Illegal Reentry Fast-Track Program and Policy for the Northern District of Ohio 11/13/2012
2013-09-1 Magistrate Judge Pre-Indictment Duties 09/20/2013
2014-01 In the Matter of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings - Indefinite Suspension from Practice for Failure to Pay Registration Fees to the Ohio Supreme Court 01/08/2014
2014-07 Appointing the Office of the Federal Public Defender to Potentially Eligible Inmates with the Future Possibility of Having Private or CJA Counsel Represent these Inmates as the Client, Lawyer, or Court May Later Decide 08/29/2014
2015-11 Appointing the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio to Represent Potentially Eligible Defendants Under the Armed Career Criminal Act as a Result of the Supreme Court's Holding in Johnson v. United States with the Future Possibility of Having Private or CJA Counsel Represent These Defendants as the Client, Lawyer or Court May Later Decide 08/27/2015
2015-14 Authorization to Disclose Sealed Documents, Presentence Investigation Reports, and Sentencing Orders 10/14/2015
2016-09 Authorization to Disclose Sealed Documents, Presentence Investigation Reports, and Sentencing Orders 04/14/2016
2016-15 In the Matter of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings - Indefinite Suspension from Practice for Failure to Pay Registration Fees to the Ohio Supreme Court 07/14/2016
2016-24-1 In re: Revised Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release 04/02/2018
2016-25 Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds 11/21/2016
2017-12 In re: Exemption from the Electronic Public Access Fees for Retired Court Reporters 06/30/2017
2017-14 In re: Grand Jury 10/05/2017
2018-01-1 In the Matter of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings - Indefinite Suspension from Practice for Failure to Pay Registration Fees to The Ohio Supreme Court 05/04/2018
2018-02-1 Adoption of Criminal History Calculation Reports Policy 07/27/2020
2018-03 In re: Protocol for the Assignment of Cases by the National Park Service, Social Security and Veterans Administration 02/23/2018
2019-03 In re: Authorization to Disclose Presentence Investigation Reports and Sentencing Orders 1/15/2019
2019-04 In re: The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio to Represent Potentially Eligible Defendants Under Section 404(B) of the First Step Act of 2018 1/24/2019
2019-06 PACER Fee Exemptions for David Cohen, Michael Borden, Nora von Stange, Ally Rich, Francis McGovern, and Cathy Yanni 2/5/2019
2019-07 PACER Fee Exemption for Jennifer Sammon 2/19/2019
2019-09 In re: The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio to Represent Petitioners Who Have Filed Petitions in Accordance with the First Step Act 4/22/2019
2019-14 PACER Fee Exemption for Professor Craig Johnston 06/25/2019
2019-16 PACER Fee Exemptions for Ed Bell, Mark King, Jennifer Alpert, John Hays, Dennis Delmott, Gabriela Varela, and Carlos Bustos 08/13/2019
2019-17-1 In Re: Product Liability Cases Involving C R Bard Incorporated, et al. 10/24/2019
2019-18 Capital Habeas Corpus Case Procedures and Request for Assistance from the Death Penalty Law Clerk 10/31/2019
2020-01 In the Matter of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings Indefinite Suspension from Practice for Failure to Pay Registration Fees to The Supreme Court of Ohio 01/16/2020
2020-02 In Re: NextGen CM/ECF 01/16/2020
2020-04 PACER Fee Exemption for Andrew Scott Loge 01/28/2020
2020-07-3 In Re: Motions Under Section 603(b) of the First Step Act for Compassionate Release 11/21/2023
2020-08-13 In Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Phased-In Recovery Plan 05/10/2023
2020-13 Reassignment of the Docket of Magistrate Judge George J. Limbert to Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson 07/01/2020
2020-16 Reassignment/Exchange of Social Security Referral Cases Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson 07/22/2020
2020-18 Magistrate Judge Social Security and Habeas Corpus Case Rebalancing 08/19/2020
2021-01-1 In Re: Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents 12/09/2021
2021-13-1 Reassignment of Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke's Consent Docket 09/01/2021
2021-15 Creation of the Docket of Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp 10/01/2021
2022-03 Creation of the Civil Docket for Judge David A. Ruiz 02/11/2022
2022-04 Creation of the Docket for Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan 02/11/2022
2022-05 In the Matter of Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings Indefinite Suspension from Practice for Failure to Pay Registration Fees to The Supreme Court of Ohio 02/25/2022
2022-07 Creation of the Docket for Judge Charles Esque Fleming 03/11/2022
2022-14 Creation of the Docket of Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong 08/25/2022
2022-16 Creation of the Docket of Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. 09/12/2022
2022-17 Reassignment/Exchange of Habeas Corpus Referral Cases Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. 09/21/2022
2022-18 PACER Fee Exemption for Kenta Tsuda 11/30/2022
2023-04 PACER Fee Exemption for David Tan 02/13/2023
2023-06 PACER Fee Exemption for Michael Loadenthal 03/07/2023
2023-08 PACER Fee Exemption for Changhyun Ahn 04/25/2023
2023-10-3 Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Membership - Akron/Youngstown 01/29/2024
2023-11 Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Membership - Cleveland 06/05/2023
2023-12 Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Membership - Toledo 06/05/2023
2023-14 PACER Fee Exemption for Alexander K. Zentefis 07/28/2023
2023-15 PACER Fee Exemption for Adriel J. Cardenas 08/16/2023
2023-17 Transcript Rates of the Official Court Reporters 09/15/2023
2023-18 PACER Fee Exemption for Hashem Amireh 10/18/2023
2023-19 PACER Fee Exemption for Marina Gertsberg 10/18/2023
2023-20 In Re: Motions for Application of Retroactive 2023 Criminal History Amendments in Accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 821 to the Sentencing Guidelines 11/21/2023
2023-21 PACER Fee Exemption for Erin Carney 12/06/2023
2023-22 In Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health and Safety Protocols 12/15/2023
2023-23 PACER Fee Exemption for Jett Pettus 12/19/2023
2024-01 PACER Fee Exemption for Advocating Opportunity 02/02/2024
2024-02 PACER Fee Exemption for John P. Benson 02/22/2024
2024-03 PACER Fee Exemptions for Edward K. Cheng, Hillel Bavli, and Kathryn E. Powell 03/01/2024
2024-04 Reassignment of the Docket of Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Parker 03/25/2024