IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
IN RE: )
REASSIGNMENT OF CASES ) Administrative Order No. 154
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
In light of the retirement of United States District Judge G. Patrick Murphy
on December 1, 2013, the civil cases brought against Abbott Laboratories
involving the pharmaceutical Depakote (Case No. 12-52 and the cases
consolidated into it, as well as Case Nos. 13-414, 13-443, 13-597, 13-686, 13-
890, 13-910, 13-1005, 13-1031, 13-1032, 13-1034, 13-1038, 13-1040, 13-1041,
13-1043, 13-1050, 13-1061, 13-1089, 13-1115, and 13-1157) shall be reassigned
to the undersigned Chief District Judge. All other civil cases shall be randomly
reassigned to the active District Judges. Similarly, Judge Murphy’s five remaining
criminal cases, all involving fugitive defendants, shall be randomly reassigned out
of the appropriate criminal case assignment deck. Future filings in any closed civil
or criminal case likewise will be randomly reassigned out of the appropriate case
assignment deck.
This Order is dated this 2nd day of December, 2013.
Digitally signed by David R. Herndon
Date: 2013.12.02 10:49:04 -06'00'
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HONORABLE DAVID R. HERNDON
Chief United States District Judge
