Criminal Order of Referral; Sentencing Materials; Standing Order - Courtesy Copies in Civil Cases

=== Criminal Order of Referral ===

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA IN THE MATTER OF: Change of Plea Hearings, Admit/Deny Hearings on Petitions for Revocation of Probation, and Admit/Deny Hearings on Petitions for Revocation of Supervised Release. ORDER Pursuant to LRCrim 57.6, I hereby refer the following proceedings to a United States Magistrate Judge for hearing and preparation of findings and recommendations: Change of Plea Hearings Admit/Deny Hearings on Petitions for Revocation of Probation Admit/Deny Hearings on Petitions for Revocation of Supervised Release Evidentiary hearings on petitions to revoke probation or supervised release As to change of plea hearings, the Magistrate Judge is to administer the allocution pursuant to Rule 11, Fed.R.Crim.P.. The Magistrate Judge shall make findings as follows regarding change of plea hearings or admission hearings on petitions to revoke: Whether defendant (1) is competent to enter a plea or admission; (2) knowingly and voluntarily wishes to enter a plea or admission to the charge(s) or allegation(s); (3) understands the charge(s) or allegation(s); (4) whether there exists a factual basis for the charge(s) or allegation(s). After a plea or admission, the Magistrate Judge shall make a recommendation whether the plea of guilty or the admission should be accepted by the District Court. As to evidentiary hearings on petitions to revoke probation or supervised release, the Magistrate Judge shall make the appropriate findings and recommendations and submit the necessary Report and Recommendation to the District Court. DATED this 6th day of May, 2020. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 2 -

=== Sentencing Materials ===

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA IN THE MATTER OF: Sentencing Letters and Other Sentencing Documents. ORDER All sentencing letters, certificates, and other sentencing materials that are not filed on the case docket should be emailed to chambers at [email protected], with the assigned probation officer copied on the email. Such documents should not be physically mailed to chambers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

=== Standing Order - Courtesy Copies in Civil Cases ===

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA IN THE MATTER OF: Courtesy Copies in Civil Cases. ORDER Notwithstanding the provisions of the “Policy on Courtesy Copies for Chambers” in Section II(D)(3) of the Court’s Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, the parties in civil cases shall not submit paper courtesy copies of electronically filed documents to chambers unless specifically ordered by the Court to do so. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28