FILED
June 30, 2025
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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BY: ________________________________
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DEPUTY
SAN ANTONIO DIVISION
IN RE: §
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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
motions for appointment of counsel and for permission to file electronically,
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.1
This Standing Order supersedes the Court's October 8, 2019 Standing Order.
1
Appeals from a decision of the Social Security Administration are specifically addressed by a
separate Standing Order issued on October 8, 2019.
30th day of June 2025.
SIGNED a n d ENTERED this _____
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FRED BIERY ORLANDO L. GARCIA
United States District Judge United States District Judge
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XAVIER RODRIGUEZ JASON K. PULLIAM
United States District Judge United States District Judge
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DAVID A. EZRA
Senior United States District Judge
