D.D.C. LCrR 57.10

(a) RANDOM ASSIGNMENT.

Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, civil, criminal and miscellaneous cases

shall be assigned to judges of this Court selected at random in the following manner:

(1) The Clerk shall create a separate assignment deck in the automated system for

each subclassification of civil and criminal cases established by the Court

pursuant to LCrR 57.9 of these Rules and a separate deck for miscellaneous

cases 3. The decks will be created by the Liaison to the Calendar and Case

For the purpose of this Rule, miscellaneous cases that will be randomly assigned will

include, but not be limited to, these proceedings: (a) actions to perpetuate testimony as in

Rule 27, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; (b) actions to enforce administrative

Management Committee or the Liaison's backup and access to this function shall

be restricted to these individuals to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the

random assignment of cases. The Calendar and Case Management Committee

will, from time to time, determine and indicate by order the frequency with which

each judge's name shall appear in each designated deck to effectuate an even

distribution of cases among the active judges.

(2) At the time a civil complaint is filed or an indictment or information is returned in

a criminal case, the case shall be assigned to the judge whose name appears on the

screen when the appropriate deck is selected. The Clerk shall also stamp on the

indictment, information, complaint or other initial pleading of each case, and on

the file jacket, the number of the case and the name of the judge to whom it is

assigned. The numbering and assignment of each case shall be completed before

processing of the next case is begun. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a civil case,

requiring an emergency hearing, which is filed after normal business hours, shall

not be assigned to a judge until the next business day.

(b) ASSIGNMENT TO VISITING AND SENIOR JUDGES.

Cases may be assigned to visiting and senior judges in accordance with procedures

adopted from time to time by the Calendar and Case Management Committee.

(c) PROCEEDINGS AFTER ASSIGNMENT.

All proceedings in a case after its assignment shall be conducted by the judge to whom

the case is assigned, except as otherwise provided in these Rules. A judge who declares a

mistrial shall retain the case for subsequent proceedings including, where appropriate,

retrial.

(d) WIRETAP ORDER APPLICATIONS.

Applications by the United States Attorney for orders authorizing interception of wire or

oral communications shall be assigned in rotation by seniority among the active judges,

excluding the Chief Judge.

subpoenas and summonses; (c) proceeding ancillary to an action pending in another

district; (d) supplementary proceedings brought in aid of execution; (e) motions for return

of property in criminal proceedings; and (f) requests for judicial assistance.