May 16, 2023
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
IN RE: CASE ASSIGNMENTS ) Administrative Order No. 350
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
To ensure the Court’s docket is handled efficiently and expeditiously as the
pandemic recedes and as part of the district’s ongoing effort to equalize the distribution
of cases, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 137, effective May 15, 2023, the work of the Court
shall be distributed as follows.
All newly filed prisoner cases (Nature of Suit Codes 540, 550, 555, and 560) shall
be assigned equally to all district judges. Senior U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert will be
assigned newly filed prisoner cases at half the rate of the district judges (50 percent) until
further Order of the Court.
Additionally, the Clerk of Court shall reassign the ten cases identified below
directly as follows: the Honorable Stephen P. McGlynn shall receive three cases; the
Honorable Staci M. Yandle shall receive three cases, and the undersigned shall receive
four cases. All deadlines and schedules previously set shall remain in effect unless and
until reset by the transferee judge.
The following administrative orders regarding case assignments remain in effect:
x Amended Administrative Order No. 257 regarding the inclusion of
magistrate judges in the preliminary civil case distribution for
purposes of soliciting consents under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c);
x Administrative Order No. 289 regarding Paraquat products cases;
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x Administrative Order No. 311 regarding asbestos cases;
x Administrative Order No. 330 regarding cases against Honeywell
Industries;
x Administrative Order No. 321 regarding case assignments to the Honorable
J. Phil Gilbert, Senior United States District Judge;
x Administrative Order No. 339 regarding case assignments.
x Administrative Order No. 347 regarding case assignments.
This Administrative Order modifies in part Administrative Order Nos. 277
regarding case assignments.
This Administrative Order vacates and revokes Administrative Order No. 332
regarding case assignments addressing civil prisoner cases.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 15, 2023
____________________________
NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL
Chief U.S. District Judge
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1. Taylor v. Warfel, et. al, 23-cv-01258
2. Dunk v. Castros, et. al, 23-cv-01252
3. Yinger v. Advanced Correctional Healthcare, et. al, 23-cv-01248
4. Huddleston v. Doe, et. al, 23-cv-01222
5. Means v. Warden Dixon Correctional Center, 23-cv-01201
6. Abuharba v. Pritzker, et. al, 23-cv-01138
7. Comage v. Wills, et. al, 23-cv-01137
8. Smiley v. Medical Nurse, et. al, 23-cv-01115
9. Younger v. People of the State of Illinois, 23-cv-01099
10. Rose v. Light, et. al, 23-cv-01027
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