Case 1:06-cv-00019-SLR Document 23 Filed 12/15/2006 Page 1 of 1
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
IN RE: JUDICIAL VACANCY
STANDING ORDER
At Wilmington this I5th day of December, 2006, in order to
keep intact a docket for the judge who fills the vacancy left by
the elevation of the Honorable Kent A. Jordan to the United
States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit;
IT IS ORDERED that, pending the investiture of said judge:
I. All civil cases previously assigned to Judge Jordan
shall be reassigned to the vacant judicial position. But for
cases filed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 158, I334, 2254, and 2255, all
such civil cases, and all such cases henceforth assigned to the
vacant judicial position, shall be referred to Magistrate Judge
Mary Pat Thynge for all pretrial proceedings, pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 636(b).
2. To the extent resources permit, the judges of the court
shall endeavor to keep cases moving forward toward resolution,
including resolution by trial.
United Stateé District Judge