IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
STANDING ORDER REOPENING THE BIG STONE GAP
DIVISION OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
It appearing to the Court that on the 12th day of May, 1977, an Order was entered by
this Court reestablishing the Big Stone Gap Division which was effective on the first
day of June, 1977, and that the counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise
be and they are hereby constituted as the Big Stone Gap division of this Court.
It now appearing that space is available for the Clerks Office at Big Stone Gap and
necessary repairs have been made to the Big Stone Gap Courthouse, it is
ORDERED
that effective July 2, 1979, the Clerks Office at Big Stone Gap be reopened and the
separate dockets, order books and records established for the Big Stone Gap division
June 1, 1977 be transferred to Big Stone Gap on or before September 30, 1979 and
that a resident deputy clerk be appointed to assume the full range of responsibilities of
a deputy clerk effective July 2, 1979. The financial records for the Abingdon Division
and the Big Stone Gap division heretofore consolidated be separated effective at the
close of business on September 30, 1979, and the bookkeeping procedures established
by the Administrative Office of the United States be instituted in the Big Stone Gap
Division at the beginning of business on October 1, 1979.
The Clerk shall enter this Order at Roanoke and certify copies thereof to each of the
deputy clerks of this district who will enter same in the respective civil order books of
their division. Certified copies shall also be mailed to the president of each bar
association in the Abingdon and Big Stone Gap divisions; to the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts; the Attorney General of the United
States; the U. S. Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia; the U. S. Marshal, Roanoke, Virginia;
the Chief Probation Officer for this district and each United States Magistrate for this
district.
ENTER: This 2nd day of July, 1979.
/s/ James C. Turk
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Glen M. Williams
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
/s/ Ted Dalton
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
