(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 40, 79)
(a) Civil cases are randomly assigned to a District Judge or Magistrate Judge
pursuant to Administrative Order as from time to time amended by the
Court. Any action taken to avoid the random assignment will subject that
party and that party’s attorney(s) to the full disciplinary power and
sanctions of this Court.
(b) Criminal cases are randomly assigned to a District Judge by separate
Benton and East St. Louis dockets.
