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General Orders

General Orders
Issued Date Order Title
09/25/2024 In Re: Appointment Of The Bench And Bar Visiting Attorney Fee Non-Appropriated Funds Committee

01/10/2024 In Re: Standards and Procedures for the Appoinment of a Full-Time Magistrate Judge at Huntington

03/03/2023 Videoconferencing For Criminal Proceedings Under The Cares Act In Light Of The National Emergency Created By The COVID-19 Pandemic (Extended for 90 days)

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12/05/2022 Eleventh Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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06/06/2022 Ninth Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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03/25/2022 General Order suspending the requirement that masks be worn in all common areas of the courthouses in the District

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03/07/2022 Eighth Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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12/08/2021 Seventh Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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09/10/2021 Sixth Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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08/02/2021 General Order requiring face coverings or masks in all courthouses regardless of vaccination status

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06/22/2021 General Order revising mask requirement: jurors and unvaccinated individuals must wear masks in courthouses in the District

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06/14/2021 Fifth Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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04/06/2021 Revised General Order For Handling Highly Sensitive Documents

03/17/2021 Fourth Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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03/03/2021 General Order IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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01/13/2021 General Order for Handling Highly Sensitive Documents

12/18/2020 Third Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Cases

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12/04/2020 General Order continuing jury matters until further notice

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09/24/2020 General Order Appointment of the Bench and Bar Visiting Attorney Fee/Non-Appropriated Funds Committee

09/21/2020 Second Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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09/18/2020 General Order continuing jury matters until further notice

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07/24/2020 General Order requiring face coverings or masks in courthouses in the Southern District of West Virginia

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06/25/2020 General Order allowing petit and grand jury meetings to resume on July 1; courthouses open to the general public with entry restrictions

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06/25/2020 Extension of General Order #4 Videoconferencing in Criminal Proceedings

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05/22/2020 General Order that all civil and criminal petit jury selections and trials scheduled to commence now through June 30, 2020 are CONTINUED

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04/14/2020 General Order extending limitations on jury matters and in-person court appearances through May 31, 2020

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03/24/2020 General Order Regarding Petty Offense Matters

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03/23/2020 Court Operations Under The Exigent Circumstances Created By The Covid-19 Pandemic

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03/18/2020 Entry Into Courthouses Of The Southern District Of West Virginia In Light Of The Covid-19 Pandemic

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03/13/2020 Court Operations Under The Exigent Circumstances Created By The Covid-19 Pandemic

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10/16/2019 Withdrawal Of Reference And Assignment Of All Proceedings Arising Under Title 11, Or Arising In Or Related To Cases Under Title 11

01/02/2019 Exemption Order For Cases Assigned To The Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin

12/26/2018 General Order Holding Civil Matters in Abeyance

11/26/2017 General Order Re: Appointment of District Bench and Bar Visiting Attorney Fee/Non-Appropriated Funds Committee

09/05/2017 General Order Re: Appointment of District Bench and Bar Visiting Attorney Fee/Non-Appropriated Funds Committee

11/09/2016 General Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds

08/05/2015 General Order Re: Refund of Fees

11/18/2013 Order In Re: Amendment to the Local Rules Due to the Closure of Courthouse Facilities at the Parkersburg Division

03/26/2013 General Order and Plan for the Administration and Operation of the District and Bankruptcy Court Visiting Attorney Fee/Non-Appropriated Funds

06/07/2012 Order Establishing Procedures for Notice and Promulgation of Local Rules to Govern Practice before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

04/14/2003 General Order Addressing Judicial Conference Privacy Policy Regarding Public Access to Electronic Case Files

Standing Orders
Issued Date Order Title
09/01/2024 Standing Order In Re: Assignment and Referral of Civil Actions and Matters to Magistrate Judges

02/14/2024 Standing Conditional Referral Order for Guilty Plea Proceedings

10/31/2023 Re: Standing Order Adopting Procedures for Petitions Seeking Retroactive Application of the 2023 Criminal History Amendments

10/31/2022 Standing Order re: Privacy in Social Security Opinions

08/10/2022 Standing Order Re: Wireless Communication Devices

11/12/2019 Assignment and Referral to Magistrate Judges of Civil Actions Assigned to Judge Irene C. Berger

02/04/2019 First Step Act of 2018 (December 21, 2018) Application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

12/05/2018 Administrative Order Re: Criminal Cases Assigned to Judge Irene C. Berger from Divisions Other Than Beckley

09/10/2018 Standing Order Regarding Interim CJA Vouchers

07/11/2018 Standing Order Re: Criminal Justice Act Program - Regarding Case Budgeting

07/11/2018 Standing Order Re: Criminal Justice Act Program - Regarding Investigators

06/14/2016 Standing Order For Disclosure Of Presentence Investigation Reports To Determine Retroactive Application Of Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015)

05/31/2016 Standing Order Re: Reference Of Certain Petitions Filed Under Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015) To Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley

01/04/2016 Standing Order Re: Assignment and Referral of Civil Actions and Matters to Magistrate Judges

12/29/2011 Standing Order Re: Criminal Justice Act Program - Presumptive Investigator Rate

10/07/2011 Standing Order For Adoption of Standard Procedures for Petitions Seeking Retroactive Application of the 2011 Crack Cocaine Guideline Reductions

02/06/2008 Standing Order for Adoption of Standard Procedures for Petitions Seeking Retroactive Application of the 2007 Crack Cocaine Guideline Reductions

02/07/2002 Standing Order Re: Provision of Meals for Deliberating Juries