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Order Authorizing Magistrate Judges to Issue Bench Warrants Orders to Detain (OCR)

W.D. Tex. Standing Order · Magistrate Judge Referral Order

⚠ Recovered from a scanned original by OCR — check the official PDF before quoting exact language.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO DIVISION i ee ORDER AUTHORIZING MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO ISSUE BENCH WARRANTS AND ORDERS TO DETAIN 1. This Order shall govern the future practices regarding authorizing United States Magistrate Judges to issue bench warrants and orders to detain to the United States Marshals Service, on behalf of Judge David Briones. 2. In the event that Judge David Briones is not in chambers or is otherwise unavailable, the United States Magistrate Judges for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, have full authority to issue bench warrants and sign orders regarding bench warrants on behalf of Judge David Briones. 3. Further, all United States Magistrate Judges are authorized to order (whether by written order or oral order) the United States Marshals Service to detain anyone pursuant to the corresponding bench warrant. SO ORDERED. SIGNED this _2 & day of May 2024. A fe (in THE HONORABLE DAVID BRIONES SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Order-Authorizing-Magistrate-Judg · retrieved 2026-07-22