Local Rule LCrR 83.8: ASSIGNMENT OF CASES
W.D. Tenn. — Criminal rule
LCrR 83.8 ASSIGNMENT OF CASES
(a) Transfer and Assignment of Cases When a Defendant Has a Pending Supervised Release Violation
(1) When a defendant has both (i) a pending supervised release violation and (ii) a pending criminal case in this district and the defendant is the sole defendant charged in the new criminal case, the pending criminal case will be transferred to the district judge before whom the supervised release violation is pending.
(2) This rule is discretionary, and any judge may decline to accept the assignment or transfer of a criminal case or pending supervised release violation under this rule.
(3) This rule applies to the assignment of cases regardless of whether the supervised release violation is filed before or after the new criminal case charging the defendant is filed.
(4) When either defense counsel or government counsel learn that a defendant has both a pending criminal case and a pending supervised release violation, they shall notify the district court of the pending supervised release violation and the pending criminal case by filing a written notice using the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) System advising the district court that the defendant has both a pending supervised release violation and a new criminal case pending. The notice shall be filed in both the court where the supervised release violation is pending and the court where the new criminal case is pending.