IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: :
: STANDING ORDER
PROCEDURE FOR CASE OPENING :
Pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000, courts are not required to
maintain a specific system of tracks for the management of cases. In the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania, pursuant to the individual calendar system, each judge decides the most effective
methods and schedules for managing the cases assigned to them. It is therefore ORDERED,
effective immediately:
1. The Clerk of Court is relieved of the obligation to require counsel or litigants to file the
“Case Management Track Designation Form” when a case is opened.
2. This Standing Order will remain in effect until further Order of Court.
/s/ Juan R. Sánchez .
Juan R. Sánchez
Chief Judge
Date: October 22, 2020
