IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MLROs

FILED

JUL 27 2008

CLERK, U.S. DI

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MLROs

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS OFFICE

IN RE: CASE ASSIGNMENTS. ) Administrative Order No. 447

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

To ensure the Court's docket is handled efficiently and expeditiously and as part

of the district’s ongoing effort to equalize the distribution of cases, in accordance with

28 U.S.C. § 137, effective July 27, 2026, the work of the Court shall be distributed as set

forth in Administrative Order 428, with one exception. 1_United States Magistrate Judge

Mark A. Beatty shall be removed from all new civil case assignments on a temporary

basis. This Order does not impact Judge Beatty’s criminal assignments or criminal duty

schedule. Additionally, as indicated below, at a district judge’s discretion, a motion or

matter may be specifically referred to all three of the district’s magistrate judges or a

special master in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)-(3) and Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 53.

Criminal Assignments

All new East St. Louis criminal cases shall be divided among the undersigned,

District Judge David W. Dugan, District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn, and District Judge

Nancy J. Rosenstengel randomly and equally at 25 percent each. All new Benton criminal

1 This Administrative Order SUPERSEDES and VACATES Administrative Orders 428. For ease of

reference, all changes to case assignments in this Order are underlined.

cases shall be divided among the undersigned and Senior District Judge J. Phil Gilbert

randomly and equally.

Civil Assignments

Except as specified below, all civil cases will be assigned randomly and equally to

all district judges. This includes (1) any new civil action requesting declaratory judgment

and/or the imposition of a temporary restraining order or any form of injunctive relief,

(2) forfeiture and seizure cases (Nature of Suit Codes 625 and 690), (3) bankruptcy appeals

(Nature of Suit Codes 422 and 423), and (4) foreclosure cases (Nature of Suit Code 220).

Newly filed non-prisoner pro se civil cases, habeas cases (Nature of Suit Codes 463,

510, 530 and 535) and prisoner cases (Nature of Suit Codes 540, 550, 555, and 560), shall

also be assigned equally and randomly to all district judges with one exception. Senior

US. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert will be assigned all newly filed prisoner cases brought

under Nature of Suit Codes 540, 550, 555, and 560 and naming employees of the Bureau

of Prisons or any county jail and/or those institutions as defendant(s). Upon entry into a

case, each party in a newly filed non-prisoner pro se civil case, habeas case, or prisoner

case will be sent a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction

form regarding consenting to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge

Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison. The Clerk’s Office shall not send a Notice and Consent

to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form in prisoner cases brought under

Nature of Suit Codes 540, 550, 555, and 560 and naming employees of and/or the Bureau

of Prisons as defendant(s). Each party will be given 21 days to file the completed form

indicating consent or non-consent to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate

Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison conducting all proceedings, including trial and

entry of final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Upon the consent of all

parties in a case, and only if a non-prisoner pro se civil case or habeas corpus case survives

threshold review, the case will be randomly and equally assigned to either United States

Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison for all further proceedings consistent

with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). If all parties do not consent to the jurisdiction of either United

States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison, the case will remain with the

presiding district judge. At the district judge’s discretion, a motion or matter may be

specifically referred to all three of the district’s magistrate judges or a special master in

accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)-(3) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53.

Subsequent consents by all parties to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate

Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison will not be accepted.

Newly filed Social Security cases (Nature of Suit Codes 861 through 865) will be

assigned to all active district judges and United States Magistrate Judges Reona J. Daly

and Gilbert C. Sison (consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636) randomly and in an equal manner.

If initially assigned to United States Magistrate Judges Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison,

upon entry into a case, each party will receive a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a

Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form regarding consenting to the jurisdiction of either

United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison. Each party will be given

21 days to file the completed form indicating consent or non-consent to the jurisdiction

of either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison conducting all

proceedings, including trial and entry of final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §

636(c). Upon the consent of all parties in a case, the case and jurisdiction will remain with

either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison. If all parties do

not consent to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or

Gilbert C. Sison, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further

proceedings. The Court will not send a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a

Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form to cases initially assigned to a district judge. At the

district judge’s discretion, a motion or matter may be specifically referred to all three of

the district’s magistrate judges or a special master in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§

636(b)(1)-(3) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53. Subsequent consents by all parties

to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C.

Sison will not be accepted.

All newly filed non-prisoner, non-pro se civil cases shall be assigned to all district

judges and United States Magistrate Judges Reona J. Daly and Gilbert C. Sison (consistent

with 28 U.S.C. § 636) randomly and in an equal manner. Upon entry into a case, each

party will be sent a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction

form regarding consenting to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge

Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison. Each party will be given 21 days to file the completed

form indicating consent or non-consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge

conducting all proceedings, including trial and entry of final judgment in accordance

with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Upon the consent of all parties in a case, the case and jurisdiction

will remain with the either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C.

Sison, or, if initially assigned to a district judge, the case will be randomly assigned to

either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison. If all parties do

not consent to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or

Gilbert C. Sison, the case will remain with the assigned district judge or, if initially

assigned to either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C. Sison, the

case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings. At the

district judge’s discretion, a motion or matter may be specifically referred to all three of

the district's magistrate judges or a special master in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§

636(b)(1)-(3) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53. Subsequent consents by all parties

to the jurisdiction of either United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly or Gilbert C.

Sison will not be accepted.

Judge-Specific Assignments

For judicial economy and efficiency reasons, the following judges shall preside

over certain cases:

e District Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel shall continue to preside over

all cases involving the synthetic chemical compound Paraquat

Dichloride (MDL No. 3004).

e The undersigned shall continue to preside over all cases filed against

Honeywell International, Inc., alleging personal injury and/or

property damage from hazardous gas emitting from a plant in

Metropolis, Illinois.

e The undersigned shall continue to preside over all asbestos cases.

e District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn shall continue to preside over all

newly filed civil cases challenging the legality and/or

constitutionality of Illinois statute 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1.9,

criminalizing the manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, or

purchase of certain firearms.

Any civil case currently assigned to a former or retired magistrate judge shall be

reassigned among the district's three magistrate judges equally and randomly. Any

criminal case currently assigned to a former or retired magistrate judge shall be

reassigned to the duty magistrate judge. Any cases assigned to retired District Judge

Michael J. Reagan shall be reassigned to District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn; any cases

assigned to retired District Judge David R. Herndon shall be reassigned to District Judge

David W. Dugan. All other criminal or civil cases assigned to former or retired district

judges shall be reassigned among the district judges equally and randomly, unless

otherwise noted in this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

DATED: July 27 __, 2026

pack

STACI M. YANDLE

Chief U.S. District Judge