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Order Authorizing Jury Trials by Bankruptcy Judges (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.
Y S IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TREY GENERAL ORDER AUTHORIZING JURY TRIALS a9 we BY BANKRUPTCY JUDGES Dec 30 8 ua Ail SY BY U.S.C. § 157(e). That statute authorizes a bankruptcy judge to On this day came on to be considered the new provisions°Of 28 mD conduct a jury trial in a matter within his jurisdiction if the parties to the litigation consent and if the judge has been specially designated by the District Court to conduct a jury trial. Pursuant to the statute, and in order to implement its provisions, the following general order should be entered. It is ORDERED that the bankruptcy judges of the Western District of Texas be, and they are hereby, SPECIALLY DESIGNATED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(e) to conduct jury trials in any matter that may be heard by a bankruptcy judge under 28 U.S.C. § 157. SIGNED AND ENTERED this 3h = day of December, 1994. spied ahd CHIE . fompren D oR TRE COURT
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