U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York 
Honorable Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., Chief Judge


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General Orders
General Order (1)

Plan for the Composition, Administration and Management of the panel of Private Attorneys and the Office

of the Federal Public Defender under the Criminal Justice Act
(Adopted by the Board of Judges December 2, 2005 and Adopted by the Circuit Council December 12, 2005)

General Order (2) Employee Dispute Resolution Plan of the NDNY
(Adopted by the Board of Judges October 3, 2005 and Adopted by the Circuit Council December 1, 2005)
General Order (3) Transcript Fees for United States Court Reporters
(Filed October 24, 2007)
General Order (4)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General

Order was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General

Order was abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (5) Plan for the Management of Court Reporters
(Adopted by the Court December 11, 2009, and Adopted by the 2nd Circuit Judicial Council December 28, 2009)
General Order (6) Order Limiting the Possession of Firearms & Weapons in the Courtrooms of the NDNY.
(Filed March 29, 2002)
General Order (7) Preparation of Bail Bond Reports by U.S. Probation Offices for the NDNY
(Filed December 6, 2002)
General Order (8)

Plan for the Administration & Operation of the Pro Bono Indigent Client Expense Prepayment & Reimbursement

Fund, etc
(Amended September 15, 2007)

General Order (9) District Policy on Search and Seizure
(Filed March 14, 2008)
General Order (10)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order

was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order

was abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (11)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order

was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order

was abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (12)

Order providing and equitable system for randomly dividing the caseload among the judges, making necessary

adjustments to caseload assignments and providing a basis for monitoring the operation of the case assignment

system - Effective January 1, 2005
(Amended December 5, 2008)

District Map for Civil Filing
District Map for Criminal Filing

General Order (13) Rules regarding student practice in the NDNY
(Amended March 6, 2009)
General Order (14) Civil RICO Statement
(Amended December 5, 2008)
General Order (15) Uniform Procedure for Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Cases in the Northern District of New York
(Amended September 22, 2009)
General Order (16) Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
(Amended July 20, 2007)
General Order (17) Plan for Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases
(Adopted by the Board of Judges September 16, 2006, and Adopted by the Circuit Council October 4, 2006)
General Order (18)

Magistrate Judges Order Directing Filing of Answer, Administrative Record, Briefs and Providing for Oral Argument

on Appeal from Social Security Benefits Decision
(Filed September 12, 2003)

General Order (19)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order

was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order

was abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (20)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order

was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order

was abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (21) Authorization to carry firearms in the Performance of Official Duties by Probation Officers
(Filed September 16, 2002)
General Order (22) Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing
(Amended January 4, 2010)
General Order (23) In the Matter of Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release
(Amended September 22, 2009)
General Order (24) Jury Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors
(Amendments adopted by the Board of Judges on December 5, 2008, and by the Circuit Council January 16, 2009)
General Order (25)

Directing the expedited service of the summons & complaint and further directing the completion of Rule 16 Stipulation

for the timely progression of civil actions
(Filed January 3, 2010)

General Order (26)

Courthouse Security and Limitations on the use of electronic devices within U.S. Courthouses in the Northern District

of New York

(Filed December 1, 2006)

General Order (27) ABROGATED - Order appointing a Magistrate Judge to facilitate the processing of litigation material
(Filed October 5, 2000)
General Order (28)

Pursuant to Local Rule 1073-1, and in order to accommodate the appointment of a third bankruptcy judge in the Northern

District of New York to sit in Syracuse, New York, the counties within the Northern District of New York are reallocated.

(Filed March 31, 2006)

General Order (29)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was

incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order was

abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (30)

Policy for the Use of Restraining Devices by the Northern District of New York Probation Officers

(November 30, 2007)

General Order (31)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was

incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order was

abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (32)

ABROGATED JANUARY, 2009 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was

incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2009.  Accordingly, this General Order was

abrogated effective January, 2009.

General Order (33)

In re: Authorization for the United States Probation Office to Disclose Certain Presentence Reports and Statements

of Reason to the United States Attorney and Federal Defender

(filed February 8, 2008)

General Order (34)

Amendment to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 83.3(g) regarding Reimbursement for Pro Bono Expenses

(March 17, 2008)

General Order (35)

The Establishment of an Assisted Mediation Pilot Program for the Northern District of New York

(Amended September 22, 2009)

General Order (36)

ABROGATED -The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was

incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2010.  Accordingly, this General Order was

abrogated effective January, 2010.

General Order (37)

Order Establishing Pro Se Prisoner Settlement Program

(March 6, 2009)

General Order (38)

In the Matter of the Standard Condition of Pretrial Services Supervision Adopted by this Court

(June 9, 2009)

General Order (39)

In the Matter of Dissemination of Any Recorded Courtroom Transmissions

(June 9, 2009)

General Order (40)

Policy for the Use of Collapsible Batons by the Northern District of New York Probation Officers

(September 11, 2009)

General Order (41)

In the Matter of the Delegation of Authority to the Clerk to Refund Overpayment of:

1) Filing Fees; 2) Attorney Admission Fees; 3) Overpayments of Criminal Debt

(December 11, 2009)

General Order (42)

In the Matter of Amendment to Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(c)2

(December 29, 2009)

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