UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN THE MATTER OF REASSIGNMENT
OF CASE NO. 1:21-cr-0167 Administrative Order
No. 23-CA-041
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On November 12, 2012, the Honorable Paul L. Maloney sentenced Mr. Palm to 188
months’ incarceration in United States v. William James Palm, Case No. 1:12-cr-0041. Mr. Palm
was released from prison and began his four-year term of supervised release on February 5, 2019.
On June 10, 2021, the Probation Department filed a petition for revocation of supervised release,
based on allegations that Mr. Palm committed several state offenses on May 23, 2021, including
possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. (Case No. 1:12-cr-0041, ECF No. 70).
On September 14, 2021, a grand jury returned an indictment against Mr. Palm, charging
him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on May 23, 2021. The firearm
and ammunition are the same as those that form the basis of the alleged supervised release
violations. The pending criminal case was assigned to the Honorable Jane M. Beckering. (See
Notice, Case No. 1:21-cr-0167, ECF No. 6).
The pending criminal case is considered a related case to the supervised release case under
Local Rule 56.4(b)(iii)(A)(4). Pursuant to that rule, the pending case should be assigned to Judge
Maloney.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that, with the consent of both Judges Beckering and Maloney, Case
No. 1:21-cr-0167 shall be reassigned to the Honorable Paul L. Maloney.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that another case shall be assigned to the Honorable Jane
M. Beckering, according to the approved procedure.
A copy of this Administrative Order shall be filed in each case referenced herein.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: April 7, 2023
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
