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Standing Order 12

S.D. Ala. Standing Order — Standing Order 12

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA IN RE: STANDING ORDER IN RELATION TO THE HANDLING OF STATE PRISONERS IN FEDERAL FACILITIES WITHIN THIS DISTRICT PURSUANT TO WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS AD TESTIFICANDUM It shall be the Standing Order of this Court that: In all cases in which state prisoners are transported to the United States Courthouse in Mobile, Alabama, or Selma, Alabama, pursuant to writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum, it is ORDERED that the United States Marshall accept delivery of those prisoners at the courthouse door and maintain custody and control of such prisoners at all times they are within the courthouses. DONE this 30th day of December, 1985 /s/ W.B. HAND Chief Judge /s/ EMMETT R. COX Unites States District Judge
Official source: https://www.alsd.uscourts.gov/sites/alsd/files/STDO12.PDF · retrieved 2026-07-23