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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO DIVISION OCT - 8 2019
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT CLERK
IN RE: § WESTERN DISTMET OF TEXAS
§ DEPUTY
COURT DOCKET MANAGEMENT OF §
CASES INVOLVING APPLICATIONS §
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS — §
FOR THE SAN ANTONIO DIVISION §
STANDING ORDER
In accordance with the authority vested in the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant
to Rule 1 of the Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges,
Appendix C of the Local Court Rules of the United States District Court for the Western
District of Texas, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
(1) With the exception of those cases listed in paragraph (2) any case in which
application to proceed in forma pauperis has been made shall be referred a
Magistrate Judge for the San Antonio Division for disposition of the
application to proceed in forma pauperis, for disposition of any pending
motion for appointment of counsel, and for prompt recommendation if it
appears from the initial pleadings that the case should be dismissed pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).. Upon completion of these tasks, the Magistrate
Judge shall return the case to the district court for further proceedings.
(2) This Order does not apply to those cases where the applicant (a) is
incarcerated, (b) is challenging the conditions of his confinement when he
was incarcerated, (c) is seeking habeas relief, or (d) is appealing a decision of
the Social Security Administration.!
This Standing Order supersedes the Court’s September 29, 2017 Standing Order.
1 Appeals from a decision of the Social Security Administration are specifically addressed by a
separate Standing Order issued on this date.
SIGNED this J day of October, 2019
DLA ee Be.
ORLANDO L. GARCIA FRED BIERY
Chief United States District Judge United States DistrictJudge
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XAVIER RODRIGUEZ
United States District Judge
6 AAVIP A. EZRA a,
Senior United States District Judge
