FILED
May 20, 2026
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Alicia Davis
BY: ________________________________
DEPUTY
In re Court Docket Management
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 Magistrates and
Appendix C of the Local Court Rules of the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Western District of Texas, it is ordered that,
for cases assigned to Judge Davis, the following matters shall
be referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for the Austin
Division and allocated pursuant to the Clerk of the Court’s
standard procedure for the types of actions listed below:
1. All cases brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, 2254
(excluding cases in which a sentence of death was
imposed), and 2255 (excluding cases in which a
sentence of death was imposed), cases brought by
federal prisoners and detainees challenging condi-
tions of confinement, cases brought by prisoners
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and cases seeking ju-
dicial review of social security decisions shall be as-
signed to a United States Magistrate Judge for the
Austin Division for disposition of all non-disposi-
tive pretrial matters as provided in 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(A), and for findings and recommenda-
tions on all case-dispositive motions as provided in
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).
2. Any case in which application to proceed in forma
pauperis has been made, other than a case de-
scribed in paragraph (1) above, shall be referred to
a United States Magistrate Judge for the Austin Di-
vision for disposition of the application to proceed
in forma pauperis, disposition of any motion for
appointment of counsel, and for a prompt recom-
mendation as to whether the case should be dis-
missed as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).
Upon completion of the above tasks, the Magistrate
Judge shall return the case to the district court for
further proceedings.
So ordered by the court on May 20, 2026.
A N DR EW D AV I S
United States District Judge
