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Order Adjoining District Jurisdiction in Certain Criminal Matters by the U.S. Magistrate Judges 12/28/1993

W.D. Va. Standing Order — Order Adjoining District Jurisdiction in Certain Criminal Ma

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY IN RE: Exercise of Adjoining District Jurisdiction in Certain Criminal Matters by United States Magistrate Judges ORDER Pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 631(a) and in accordance with actions taken by the Judicial Conference of the United States September 20, 1993, It is ORDERED that the full-time magistrate judges at Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Greeneville in the Eastern District of Tennessee are authorized to serve in the adjoining Western District of Virginia and in the Eastern District of Kentucky, and The full-time magistrate judge at Abingdon in the Western District of Virginia is authorized to serve in the adjoining Eastern District of Tennessee and in the Eastern District of Kentucky, and The full-time magistrate judge at Lexington in the Eastern District of Kentucky is authorized to serve in the adjoining Eastern District of Tennessee and in the Western District of Virginia, This authorization being given for the purpose of carrying out the duties specified in Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(a) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 3401, to the extent that such duties are exercised in connection with matters arising in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. ENTER /s/ James H. Jarvis /s/ William O. Bertelsman James H. Jarvis William O. Bertelsman Chief U.S. District Judge Chief U.S. District Judge Eastern District of Tennessee Eastern District of Kentucky /s/ Thomas G. Hull /s/ Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr Thomas G. Hull Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge /s/ R. Allan Edgar /s/ Karl S. Forester R. Allan Edgar Karl S. Forester U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge /s/ Leon Jordan /s/ Joseph M. Hood Leon Jordan Joseph M. Hood U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge /s/ Jackson L. Kiser /s/ Jennifer B. Coffman Jackson L. Kiser Jennifer B. Coffman Chief United States District Judge U.S. District Court Judge Eastern District of Kentucky Western District of Virginia /s/ James C. Turk James C. Turk U.S. District Judge /s/ James H. Michael James H. Michael U.S. District Judge /s/ Samuel Grayson Wilson Samuel Grayson Wilson U.S. District Judge
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