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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
MISCELLANEOUS NO. 3:07-MC-47
(Doc. No. 1)
IN RE: )
)
STANDING ORDER GOVERNING THE )
CALENDARING OF HEARINGS AND )
TRIALS BEFORE THE HONORABLE )
FRANK D. WHITNEY )
)
This Standing Order is intended to provide dates and settings to litigants and magistrate
judges in preparing scheduling orders in civil and criminal cases, as set forth in the Standing Order
Governing Civil Case Management Before the Honorable Frank D. Whitney, Misc. No. 3:07-MC-47
(Doc. No. 2), and the Standing Ordering Governing Criminal Case Management Before the
Honorable Frank D. Whitney, Misc. No. 3:07-MC-47 (Doc. No. 6).
Effective immediately for civil matters and 1 July 2007 for criminal matters, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the following settings will govern all civil and criminal cases before the Honorable
Frank D. Whitney:
1. All civil dispositive motions (e.g., summary judgment), all criminal motions (e.g.,
motions to suppress), and all criminal sentencings will be heard during the first full week of each
even month. The Court reserves the right to hold special motions and sentencings hearings as
needed to administer justice or prevent irreparable harm.
2. All pretrial conferences will be held during the last week of the even month during
which motions are heard.
3. Calendar call in criminal cases will be held on the Monday (or Tuesday, if Monday
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is a holiday) of the first full week of the odd month following the month during which motions are
heard. Jury selection and criminal trials will either commence on the Monday (or Tuesday) of
calendar call or the first full day after calendar call, as determined by the Court at calendar call.
Criminal trials will continue as needed into the mixed term discussed in paragraph 4, infra.
4. Calendar call in civil cases will be held on the Monday (or Tuesday, if Monday is
a holiday) of the second full week of the odd month following the month during which motions are
heard. The date and time of jury selection and beginning of civil trials will be determined at the civil
calendar call based on the schedule of the criminal trials set the week before at the criminal calendar
call, as discussed in paragraph 3, supra.
5. The attachment to this Standing Order sets forth the actual dates for the above settings
through January 2014, after which year the settings will continue as described above.
6. The Court sua sponte may occasionally amend individual settings to accommodate
Court administration, conflicts, holidays, and other matters. Litigants, however, should never
anticipate a calendar or setting change.
7. In complex matters, parties may move the Court for a peremptory setting outside of
the customary settings set forth in this Standing Order. The Court will consider such motions on
a case-by-case basis.
Signed: May 14, 2007
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STANDING CALENDAR
CIVIL & CRIMINAL MOTIONS FINAL CRIMINAL TRIAL MIXED TRIAL
AND SENTENCINGS PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES TERM TERM
Aug 6-10, 2007 Aug 27-30, 2007 Sep 4-7, 2007 Sep 10-21, 2007
Oct 1-5, 2007 Oct 22-26, 2007 Nov 5-9, 2007 Nov 13-21, 2007
Dec 3-7, 2007 Dec 17-21, 2007 Jan 7-11, 2008 Jan 14-25, 2008
Feb 4-8, 2008 Feb 25-29, 2008 Mar 3-7, 2008 Mar 10-21, 2008
Apr 7-11, 2008 Apr 21-25, 2008 May 5-9, 2008 May 12-23, 2008
Jun 2-6, 2008 Jun 23-27, 2008 Jul 7-11, 2008 Jul 14-25, 2008
Aug 4-8, 2008 Aug 25-29, 2008 Sep 2-5, 2008 Sep 8-19, 2008
Oct 6-10, 2008 Oct 27-31, 2008 Nov 3-7, 2008 Nov 10-21, 2008
Dec 1-5, 2008 Dec 15-19, 2008 Jan 5-8, 2009 Jan 12-23, 2009
Feb 2-6, 2009 Feb 23-27, 2009 Mar 2-6, 2009 Mar 9-20, 2009
Apr 6-10, 2009 Apr 20-24, 2009 May 4-8, 2009 May 11-22, 2009
Jun 1-5, 2009 Jun 22-26, 2009 Jul 6-10, 2009 Jul 13-24, 2009
Aug 3-7, 2009 Aug 24-28, 2009 Sep 8-11, 2009 Sep 14-25, 2009
Oct 5-9, 2009 Oct 26-30, 2009 Nov 2-6, 2009 Nov 9-20, 2009
Dec 7-11, 2009 Dec 14-18, 2009 Jan 4-8, 2010 Jan 11-22, 2010
Feb 1-5, 2010 Feb 22-26, 2010 Mar 1-5, 2010 Mar 8-19, 2010
Apr 5-9, 2010 Apr 26-30, 2010 May 3-7, 2010 May 10-21, 2010
Jun 7-11, 2010 Jun 21-25, 2010 Jul 6-9, 2010 Jul 12-23, 2010
Aug 2-6, 2010 Aug 23-27, 2010 Sep 7-10, 2010 Sep 13-24, 2010
Oct 4-8, 2010 Oct 25-29, 2010 Nov 1-5, 2010 Nov 8-19, 2010
Dec 6-10, 2010 Dec 13-17, 2010 Jan 3-7, 2011 Jan 10-21, 2011
Feb 7-11, 2011 Feb 22-25, 2011 Mar 7-11, 2011 Mar 14-25, 2011
Apr 4-8, 2011 Apr 25-29, 2011 May 2-6, 2011 May 9-20, 2011
Jun 6-10, 2011 Jun 20-24, 2011 Jul 5-8, 2011 Jul 11-22, 2011
Aug 1-5, 2011 Aug 22-26, 2011 Sep 6-9, 2011 Sep 12-23, 2011
Oct 3-7, 2011 Oct 24-28, 2011 Nov 7-11, 2011 Nov 14-23, 2011
Dec 5-9, 2011 Dec 12-16, 2011 Jan 3-6, 2012 Jan 9-20, 2012
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STANDING CALENDAR
CIVIL & CRIMINAL MOTIONS FINAL CRIMINAL TRIAL MIXED TRIAL
AND SENTENCINGS PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES TERM TERM
Feb 6-10, 2012 Feb 21-24, 2012 Mar 5-9, 2012 Mar 12-23, 2012
Apr 2-6, 2012 Apr 23-27, 2012 May 7-11, 2012 May 14-25, 2012
Jun 4-8, 2012 Jun 25-29, 2012 Jul 2-6, 2012 Jul 9-20, 2012
Aug 6-10, 2012 Aug 27-31, 2012 Sep 4-7, 2012 Sep 10-21, 2012
Oct 1-5, 2012 Oct 22-26, 2012 Nov 5-9, 2012 Nov13-21, 2012
Dec 3-7, 2012 Dec 17-21, 2012 Jan 7-11, 2013 Jan 14-25, 2013
Feb 4-8, 2013 Feb 19-22, 2013 Mar 4-8, 2013 Mar 11-22, 2013
Apr 1-5, 2013 Apr 22-26, 2013 May 6-10, 2013 May 13-24, 2013
Jun 3-7, 2013 Jun 24-28-2013 Jul 1-5, 2013 Jul 8-19, 2013
Aug 5-9-2013 Aug 26-29, 2013 Sep 3-6, 2013 Sep 9-20, 2013
Oct 7-11, 2013 Oct 21-25, 2013 Nov 4-8, 2013 Nov12-22, 2013
Dec 2-6, 2013 Dec 16-20, 2013 Jan 7-11, 2014 Jan 14-25, 2014
