Assignment of Cases

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Rule Set: Local Rules of Procedure of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Rule: 3.1

Jurisdiction: SDWV

Bluebook Citation: S.D. W. Va. L.R. 3.1

All Rules: S.D. W. Va. Local Rules, complete index


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Cases filed shall be assigned by the clerk to a judge at the direction of the Chief Judge or through the use of random electronic methods. The clerk shall not reveal the case assignment allocation or sequence of the electronic method to anyone, unless ordered to do so by a district judge. A record of all assignments made shall be kept by the clerk.

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