IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FILED
EL PASO DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF CERTIFICATES §
OF UNAVAILABILITY § ALL CASES
FOURTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER REGARDING
CERTIFICATES OF UNAVAILABILITY
Attorneys with any pending case before the Court and all CJA panel attorneys shall
submit a Certificate of Unavailability ("COU") for any time they will be unavailable in the
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, whether due to
illness, vacation, trial, Continuing Legal Education, or any other reason. Attorneys may only
submit COUs by emailing
[email protected] or hand-delivering it to
the District Clerk. 1 Should an attorney seek to file a COU for a period in excess of 30 days, the
COU shall designate an attorney who has agreed to appear on their behalf during their absence.
A COU will not serve as a motion to continue any existing setting.
Attorneys from the Federal Public Defender and United States Attorney' s Office are
exempt from this Order and shall not file COUs. These attorneys are required to file a motion
for continuance in any case where they prefer to appear personally.
This Order amends and supersedes the Court's previous Standing Orders Regarding
COUs dated July 5, 2017, November 28, 2017, and February 6, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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United States United States District Judge
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Senio United States District Judge
Using the unavailability feature on the E-Voucher program does not satisfy the requirements of
this Standing Order.
