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) Directing the Appointments of a Substitute Custodian and Special Process Server in all action In Rem referred by the Department of Treasury, US Customs Service
(Filed December 6, 2002)
General Order (5) Plan for the Management of Court Reporters
(Adopted by the Board of Judges March 9, 2007 and Adopted by the 2nd Circuit Judicial Council March 30, 2007)
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) Order regarding Registry Funds Deposited in Interest-Bearing Accounts
(Filed July 13, 2001)
General Order (11) Order of Motion Return date substitution in pro se matters
(Filed March 29, 2002)
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 February 8, 2008)

District Map for Civil Filing
District Map for Criminal Filing

General Order (13) Rules regarding student practice in the NDNY
(Filed September 15, 2007)
General Order (14) Civil RICO Statement
(Filed March 7, 2003)
General Order (15) Uniform Procedure for Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Cases in the Northern District of New York
(Filed July 30, 2004)
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) United States Bankruptcy Court Judges of this District are Specially Designated to Conduct Jury Trials in All Proceedings Commenced in Cases filed Under Title 11 of the United States Code
(Filed March 29, 2002)
General Order (20) Prohibition against cash being posted as collateral for bail
(Filed December 6, 2002)
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 December 20, 2006)
General Order (23) In the Matter of Standard Conditions of Probation and Supervised Release
(Filed March 5, 2004)
General Order (24) Jury Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors
(Adopted by the Board of Judges on November 30, 2007, and Adopted by the Circuit Council January 2, 2008)
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 June 13, 2007)
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) 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 accomodate 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)

In the matter of processing sealed documents following the closure of a civil case

(Filed March 31, 2006)

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)

Memoranda of Law filed in Habeas Corpus Proceedings (Amendment to Local Rule 72.4(a) clarifying the requirements) - Effective January 1, 2005.

(Filed December 3, 2004)

General Order (32)

Amendment to Local Rules of Civil Procedure 5.4(a), 16.1(b), 40.1 and 72.3 regarding Case Assignment

(filed February 8, 2008)

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)

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