FILED
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF WYOMING
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUN 14 2006
DISTRICT OF WYOMING Stephan Harris, Clerk
Casper
ESTABLISHMENT OF MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS
IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AS DUTY STATION
FOR OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURT
GENERAL ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the request of the Administrative Office of
the U.S. Courts for an Order establishing Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone
National Park as an Official Duty Station for the Office of the Clerk of Court and the
United States Probation Office for the District of Wyoming.
The Court finds that a U S Magistrate Judge or Commissioner has been sitting
by designation in Yellowstone National Park since.1lll!i. Magistrate Judge Stephen E.
Cole was appointed as part time Magistrate JUdge in Worland, Wyoming in January
1975 and was appointed full time Magistrate Judge in Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming on January 1, 1982 and currently serves the District in this position. In 2001,
a part time judicial assistant was hired for Magistrate Judge Cole and on May 1, 2006,
the judicial assistant was designated as full time. Magistrate Judge Cole's case load
has risen steadily over his term. Currently, there are in excess of 4000 citations issued
annually in Yellowstone National Park, of which, approximately 600 will require
Magistrate Judge Cole to hold hearings or otherwise dispose of them. The majority of
these citations are issued during the peak tourist season from May to September each
year. Magistrate Judge Cole actively signs complaints, search warrants and conducts
hearings pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The United States
Attorney opened an office employing a full time Assistant U.S. Attorney in Yellowstone
National Park in May, 2005. There are currently 2 full time Deputy U.S. Marshal's
stationed in Yellowstone National Park, as well as Court Security Officers.
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED:
Effective May 1, 2006, Mammoth Hot Springs and those areas designated as
jurisdiction for the District of Wyoming in Yellowstone National Park is hereby
designated as an official duty station for the United States District Court for the District
of Wyoming. This Order specifically pertains to support staff for the Office of the Clerk
of Court and the United States Probation Office for the District of Wyoming.
DATED this ---6 ~2006.
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