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ENTERED
JAN - 2 20!9
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT RORJl~~&,~LERK
Soutt>em District of West Vi '
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGIWJ.,jt.--,::~~=-:.:.::==------'
IN RE PETITION FOR A GENERAL ORDER HOLDING CIVIL MATTERS IN
ABEYANCE IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A PARTY DUE TO LAPSE OF
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
Misc. No. 2:18·mc·00196
CML CASES, ASSIGNED TO JUDGE JOSEPH R GOODWIN, IN WHICH THE
UNITED STATES IS A PARTY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE GENERAL ORDER,
ENTERED ON DECEMBER 26. 2018. HOLDING SUCH CASES IN ABEYANCE
Civil cases in which the United States is a party were stayed by GENERAL
ORDER in this miscellaneous case [2:18·mc·00196]. In the interest of efficient
communication and to avoid confusion, I enter this EXEMPTION ORDER for cases
assigned to me.
It is ORDERED that all civil cases in which the United States is a party that
are assigned to Judge Joseph R. Goodwin are EXEMPT from the GENERAL ORDER
and are NOT STAYED. I find that the government shutdown "is a dispute internal
to one party, the Federal Government." Mem. & Order, at 1, United States v.
Baltimore Police Dep 't, No. 1:17·cv·0099·JKB, (ECF No. 173). It is my view that the
government should not be given special influence or accommodation in cases where
such special considerations are unavailable to other litigants. The government, like
all parties, is "required to find the means by which to continue its participation in
[it's] litigation on a timely basis regardless of internal issues." Id.
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The Court shall distribute this Exemption Order (1) by electronic service to all
registered CM/ECF users; and (2) by posting the Exemption Order on the Court’s
public website.
ENTER: January 2, 2019
ICT JUDGE
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