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WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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IN THE MATTER OF THE
5 DESIGNATION OF A MAGISTRATE GENERAL ORDER NO. 15-21
JUDGE FOR EMERGENCY
6 ASSISTANCE IN THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(f), in an emergency and upon the concurrence
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of the chief judges of the districts involved, a United States magistrate judge may
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be temporarily assigned to perform any of the duties specified in subsections (a),
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(b), or (c) of this section in a judicial district other than the judicial district for
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which he or she has been appointed.
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Due to the emergency resulting from the ascension of the Yakima-based
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magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Washington to an Article III judge
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position in Spokane, and the inescapable delay in completion of the background
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investigation for her successor, the district certifies the need for magistrate judge
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assistance from the Western District of Washington.
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Therefore,
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IT IS ORDERED, with the concurrence of the Honorable Stanley A.
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Bastian, Chief United States District Judge of the Eastern District of Washington,
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1 that ALL United States Magistrate Judges from the Western District of
2 Washington are hereby designated to hold court and perform any and all judicial
3 duties designated under 28 U.S.C. § 636, subsections (a), (b), and (c), in the
4 Eastern District of Washington, from the period of January 3, 2022, through
5 January 31, 2022.
6 DATED this 28th day of December, 2021.
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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
9 Chief United States District Judge
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