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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
DIVISIONAL ORDER
For cases filed in the Tyler Division in the categories listed below in Schedule I, the Clerk
of Court will randomly assign a Tyler Division magistrate judge as the presiding judge and send
to each party, upon the party’s appearance in the case, a form to consent to proceed before the
magistrate judge for all purposes under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The magistrate judge may also invite
party consent. If the parties consent, the magistrate judge is designated to exercise full § 636(c)
jurisdiction, including holding trial and entering judgment. If the parties do not consent timely, as
determined by the magistrate judge, a Tyler Division district judge will be assigned as the presiding
judge, but the case will remain referred to the assigned magistrate judge to the full extent
authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). This order applies to cases filed on or after March 1, 2025.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 12th day of February 2025.
~Gt BARKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
TED SAATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Schedule I
All cases referred to a magistrate judge by:
e General Orders 05-07 and 03-16 (pro se civil actions)
e General Order 05-04 (prisoner civil actions)
e General Order 05-05 (Social Security appeals)
e General Order 93-11 (in rem civil-forfeiture actions)
And:
e Civil actions arising under the Fair Debt Collection Act or Fair Credit Reporting Act
