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FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NOV 2.8 2018
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CLERK s
MIDLAND/ODESSA AND PECOS DIVISIONS WESTERN, TRIGT OF TEAAS
BY
§ DEPUTY
§
STANDING ORDER REFERRING CRIMINAL PRETRIAL
MATTERS TO THE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3), a United States Magistrate Judge may be assigned such
additional duties as are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Additional duties include the administration of felony guilty pleas entered pursuant to
FED.R.CRIM.P. 11, upon consent of the Defendant and subject to final approval and sentencing
by the United States District Judge. See United States v. Williams, 23 F. 3d. 629 (2"4 Cir. 1994).
Accordingly, felony FED.R.CRIM.P. 11 guilty pleas in cases assigned to the undersigned
in the Midland/Odessa and Pecos Divisions of the Western District of Texas, are hereby referred
to the respective division’s U.S. Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3), upon the
consent of the Defendant and subject to the final approval and imposition of sentence by the U.S.
District Judge.
Upon the administration of a guilty plea pursuant to this Order, the U.S. Magistrate Judge
shall file appropriate proposed findings of fact and recommendations.
Further, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), a United States Magistrate Judge may be
designated to hear and determine criminal pretrial matters, with certain limitations. Such additional
duties include the entry of pretrial discovery and scheduling orders to expedite the manner in which
discovery and other pretrial matters may be completed.
Accordingly, the entry of pretrial discovery and scheduling orders are assigned to the U.S.
Magistrate Judges for the Midland/Odessa and Pecos Divisions, respectively, for all criminal
matters pending before the undersigned.
It isso ORDERED.
SIGNED PT ey of November, WUE saa
DAV4DCOUNTS
United States District Judge
