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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 Court December 9, 2016, and Adopted by the 2nd Circuit Judicial Council on December 28, 2016)
General Order (2) Employee Dispute Resolution Plan of the NDNY
(Amendments Adopted by the Board of Judges May 28, 2013 and by the Circuit Council June 25, 2013)
General Order (3) Transcript Fees for United States Court Reporters
(Filed December 9, 2011)
General Order (4) In the Matter of Processing the Statement of Reasons and Related Court Documents
(Filed September 14, 2012)
General Order (5) Plan for the Management of Court Reporters
(Adopted by the Court December 9, 2011, and Adopted by the 2nd Circuit Judicial Council April 3, 2015)
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 Attorney Admission / Non-Appropriated Funds Account
(Amended June 10, 2014)
General Order (9) In the Matter of Grand Jury Impanelment in the Northern District of New York
(December 13, 2012)
General order (10)

In the Matter of Adopting the U.S. Probation Office's Computer and Internet Monitoring Program

(May 23, 2016)

General Order (11) Issuance of Grand Jury Subpoenas and the use of the Department of Justice Grand Jury Tracking System (December 4, 2015)
General Order (12) Order providing an 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. (Amended December 9, 2016)

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 June 9, 2015)
General Order (16) Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
(Amended December 9, 2016)
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) - PILOT In the Matter of The Assignment, Management and Filing Requirements of the District's Social Security Docket (for cases in which plaintiff seeks review pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(g) of a decision by the Commissioner) (Filed January 22, 2016.  Effective February 1, 2016)
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, 2015 - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2015.  Accordingly, this General Order was abrogated effective January, 2015.
General Order (21) In the Matter of the Board of Judges Authorizing the Bankruptcy Judges for the Northern District of New York to Make and Amend the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern District of New York. (March 7, 2014)
General Order (22) Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing
(Amended October 21, 2015)
General Order (23) In the Matter of Standard Conditions of Probation, Supervised Release, and Pretrial Release
(Amended November 9, 2016)

General Order (24)

 

 

Jury Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors

General Order #24A will remain in effect until such time as the new jury wheel under this amended Jury Plan (General Order #24) has been completed and is ready for use, at such time General Order #24A will be abrogated.

(Amendments adopted by the Second Circuit Judicial Council on September 23, 2016)

General Order (24A)

Jury Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors

General Order #24 will be used to create the new jury wheel following the general election in November of 2016.  The current version of the Jury Plan (renamed General Order #24A) will remain in effect until such time as the new jury wheel under this amended Jury Plan has been completed and is ready for use, at such time General Order #24A will be abrogated.

(Amendments adopted by the Board of Judges on June 10, 2014, and by the Second Circuit Council on August 7, 2014)

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
(Amended June 23, 2016)
General Order (26) In the Matter of Courthouse Security and Limitations on the use of Electronic Devices within U.S. Courthouses in the Northern District of New York (Amended May 23, 2016)
General Order (27) In the Matter of Allowing Law Enforcement Agencies Access to the Law Enforcement Notification System (Filed November 9, 2015)
General Order (28) ABROGATED JANUARY 1, 2016 - Refer to NYND Bankruptcy Local Rule 1073-1
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) ABROGATED
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) ABROGATED - Refer to NYND Local Rule 83.3(g)  
General Order (35) ABROGATED - Refer to NYND Local Rule 83.8.
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) ABROGATED - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2013. Accordingly, this General Order was abrogated effective January, 2013.
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 (Filed March 12, 2010)
General Order (40) ABROGATED
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 (Amended June 5, 2012)
General Order (42) ABROGATED - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was incorporated into the NYND Local Rules effective January 1, 2013. Accordingly, this General Order was abrogated effective January, 2013.
General Order (43) ABROGATED - The language, policy and/or procedure set forth within this General Order was incorporated into the NYND Local Rule 67.  Accordingly, this General Order is abrogated.  
General Order (44) In the Matter of the Appointment of a Panel of Attorneys Responsible for the Investigation and Prosecution of Attorney Disciplinary Complaints in Accordance with Local Rule 83.4(g)(3). (Filed December 5, 2014)
General Order (45) In the Matter of Electronic Submission of Probation Documents in CM/ECF (Filed March 31, 2011)
General Order (46) In the Matter of Filing Prisoner Case Initiation Documents Without the Filing Fee and Without an Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (Filed June 7, 2011)
General Order (47) Mandatory Mediation Program (Amended May 23, 2016)
General Order (48)

ABROGATED (10/30/2015)

General Order (49)

In the Matter of Filing Case-Initiation Documents Received by Mail from Non-Incarcerated Pro Se Litigants Without the Filing Fee and Without an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

(March 25, 2014)

General Order (50) In the Matter of Disposition of Sealed Court Records
General Order (51)

ABROGATED. (7/31/2014)

General Order (52)

Letters Regarding Sentencings

(September 12, 2014)

General Order (53)

In the Matter of the Joint Disclosure of Truth Verification Examination Results and Sex Offender Treatment Records as Adopted by this Court

(March 24, 2015)

General Order (54)

In Re: Petitions for Retroactive Application of Johnson v. United States 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015)

(August 11, 2015)

General Order (55)

Miscellaneous Matters Assigned to the Chief Judge

(November 4, 2015)

General Order (56)

Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds

(November 17, 2016)