UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAFAYETTE DIVISION
This Order shall govern all civil and criminal actions filed in this Court and
assigned to Judge David C. Joseph, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
STANDING ORDER IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES
JUDGE DAVID C. JOSEPH
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that effective immediately, litigants seeking to
continue a hearing or conference or to extend any pre-trial deadlines, shall file a
motion no later than 14 days in advance of the hearing, conference, or applicable
deadline. Absent exigent circumstances, motions that do not comply with this Order
will be summarily denied.
Further, any such continuance motion shall include the specific amount of time
requested and the reasons for the request.
SIGNED this 14th day of December 2022, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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DAVID C. JOSEPH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
