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IN RE: CASE ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOL
GENERAL ORDER 15-003
Pursuant to DUCiv R 83-2, supervision of the random case assignment system is the
responsibility of the chief judge.
The following procedures are to be observed by the clerk of court in assigning cases:
1. In consultation with each active senior judge, the chief judge will adjust the case
assignment wheel to reflect the needs of the court and the availability of active senior judges, and
may increase or decrease the percentage of new cases assigned to senior judges; and
2. The chief judge will adjust the case assignment wheel to reflect the needs of the court
and the availability of magistrate judges for the direct assignment of civil cases to magistrate
judges at case opening to facilitate parties' to consent to the magistrate judge's exercise of full civil
jurisdiction.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 6th day of May, 2015
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