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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
   
 

IN RE: ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL CASES
TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE 
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Standing Order

   
         WHEREAS, there currently is a judicial vacancy and a continuing need to
  
manage, pretrial, the caseload of the Court's fourth District Judge; and
  
         WHEREAS, the Court's second United States Magistrate Judge will assume
  
his responsibilities on or about August 6, 2007; and
  
         WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Court to ensure a reasonable and fair
  
allocation of assignments among the Court's two Magistrate Judges, consistent with
  
the challenges facing the Court at any given time;

         THEREFORE, at Wilmington this 29th day of June, 2007, pursuant to 28
  
U.S.C. § 636 and the rules of the Court;

         IT IS ORDERED that:
  
        1. In the categories of civil cases labeled "General," "Patents/Trademarks" and
  
"Securities," in addition to the random assignment of a United States District Judge

 to each such case:
  
                  a. The Clerk of the Court shall initiate procedures which accomplish the
  
following:
  
                           1). The fifth such case in each of the above referenced categories
  
of civil cases shall be automatically referred to United States Magistrate Judge
  
Leonard P. Stark.
  
                           2). The fifteenth such case in each of the above referenced
  
categories of civil cases shall be automatically referred to United States Magistrate
  
Judge Mary Pat Thynge.
  
                  b. The assigned District Judge shall designate the Magistrate Judge to
  
hear and determine those pretrial matters as may be handled by a Magistrate
  
Judge, consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636. 
  
         2. The cases already assigned to the "vacant judgeship" shall remain under the
  
pretrial management of Judge Thynge. Effective the date of this order, and absent
  
any conflicts, the even numbered civil cases randomly assigned to the "vacant
  
judgeship" shall be automatically referred to Judge Thynge for pretrial management;
  
the odd numbered civil cases randomly assigned to the "vacant judgeship" shall be
  
automatically referred to Judge Stark for pretrial management.
  
         3. Any civil case not previously described above may be referred to a 
  
magistrate judge for purposes of exploring alternate dispute resolution ("ADR").
  
Effective the date of this order, and absent any conflicts, the even numbered of such 
  
civil cases shall be referred to Judge Thynge; the odd numbered of such civil cases 
  
shall be referred to Judge Stark.
  
         4. The above described assignment strategy shall be reviewed periodically by
  
the Court.
  
         5. This order shall be effective August 6, 2007.

  
  
  

  Sue L. Robinson                     
Chief Judge                         


  Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.               
 District Judge                      


   Gregory M. Sleet                    
District Judge                      


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