IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

IN RE: ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES 4:95mc40111

ORDER AMENDING CASE ASSIGNMENTS

In order to promote an equitable assignment of cases among the judges of
the district, it is hereby ORDERED that the Clerk of Court, effective December 12,
2012, implement the following assignment system.

DISTRICT-WIDE

All 2255 motions filed in criminal cases shall be opened by the Clerk as civil
cases under code 510 and assigned only to the district judge to whom the criminal
case is currently assigned.

Death penalty cases shall be assigned only to the active judges of the court on
a random basis, but otherwise as set out in the Administrative Order dated
December 30, 1999, Guidelines for Filing and Assignment of Habeas Corpus Death
Penalty Cases.

PENSACOLA DIVISION

Criminal cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
49% to Judge M. Casey Rodgers
25% to Senior Judge Roger Vinson
26% to Senior Judge Lacey A. Collier

Prisoner (530, 540, 555); social security (861, 862, 863, 864, 865); contract

(152, 153); forfeiture/penalty (610, 620, 625, 630, 640, 650, 660, 690); alien
deportation (463); and bankruptcy (422, 423) civil cases shall be assigned on a
random basis:

37% to Judge M. Casey Rodgers

19% to Senior Judge Roger Vinson

38% to Senior Judge Lacey A. Collier

6% to Senior Judge William Stafford

All other civil cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
63% to Judge M. Casey Rodgers
13% to Senior Judge Roger Vinson
14% to Judge Richard Smoak
10% to Senior Judge William Stafford


PANAMA CITY DIVISION

Criminal cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
100% to Judge Richard Smoak

Prisoner (530, 540, 555); social security (861, 862, 863, 864, 865); contract
(152, 153); forfeiture/penalty (610, 620, 625, 630, 640, 650, 660, 690); alien
deportation (463); and bankruptcy (422, 423) civil cases shall be assigned ona
random basis:
46% to Judge Richard Smoak
51% to Senior Judge Stephan P. Mickle
3% to Senior Judge William Stafford

All other civil cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
100% to Judge Richard Smoak

Al E DIVISION

Criminal cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
61% to Judge Mark E. Walker
27% to Senior Judge Stephan P. Mickle
12% to Senior Judge Maurice M. Paul

Prisoner (530, 540, 555); social security (861, 862, 863, 864, 865); contract
(152, 153); forfeiture/penalty (610, 620, 625, 630, 640, 650, 660, 690); alien
deportation (463); and bankruptcy (422, 423) civil cases shall be assigned ona
random basis:
74% to Senior Judge Maurice M. Paul
26% to Judge Stephan P. Mickle

All other civil cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
49% to Judge Mark E. Walker
45% to Senior Judge Stephan P. Mickle
6% to Senior Judge Maurice M. Paul

TALLA [VISION
Criminal cases shall be assigned on a random basis:

67% to Judge Robert L. Hinkle
33% to Judge Mark E. Walker


Prisoner (530, 540, 555); social security (861, 862, 863, 864, 865); contract
(152, 153); forfeiture/penalty (610, 620, 625, 630, 640, 650, 660, 690); alien
deportation (463); and bankruptcy (422, 423) civil cases shall be assigned on a
random basis:
40% to Judge Robert L. Hinkle
40% to Judge Mark E. Walker
20% to Senior Judge William Stafford

All other civil cases shall be assigned on a random basis:
57% to Judge Robert L. Hinkle
38% to Judge Mark E. Walker
5% to Senior Judge William Stafford

This order is entered with the concurrence of all District Judges for the
Northern District of Florida.

DONE AND ORDERED this [Pany of December 2012, at Pensacola, Florida.

SW. Caseg Ledger)

M. Casey Rodgerg/
Chief United States District C ec