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Public Notice Regarding Changes to Miscellaneous Court Fee Schedules Effective December 1, 2023.
The Judicial Conference approved inflationary adjustments to fees on the miscellaneous fee schedule will become effective December 1, 2023. Please review the District Court Fee Schedule under the "Public" tab at www.nced.uscourts.gov. Updated fees will be posted as of December 1, 2023.

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Judicial Preference Orders
By way of standing order, the judge has expressed his or her preference for the handling of certain matters. The orders are as follows:
United States District Judges
02-JP-1-B0 (Judge Boyle) 08-JP-1-B0 (Judge Boyle) 11-JP-3-BO (Judge Boyle) 12-JP-1-BO (Judge Boyle) 16-JP-1-BO (Judge Boyle) 17-JP-1-BO (Judge Boyle) 20-JP-1-M (Judge Myers) 22-JP-1-M (Judge Myers) 22-JP-2-M (Judge Myers) 22-JP-3-M (Judge Myers) 22-JP-1-FL - Vacated (Judge Flanagan) 22-JP-1-BO (Judge Boyle) 23-JP-1-BO (Judge Boyle)
United States Magistrate Judges
13-JP-1-JG (Judge Gates) 14-JP-1-JG (Judge Gates) 14-JP-2-JG (Judge Gates) 13-JP-1-RJ (Judge Jones) 14-JP-2-RJ (Judge Jones) 14-JP-1-RN(Judge Numbers) 14-JP-2-RN(Judge Numbers) 14-JP-3-RN(Judge Numbers) 20-JP-3-RN(Judge Numbers) 21-JP-1-RN(Judge Numbers) 21-JP-1-BM (Judge Meyers) 14-JP-1-KS (Judge Swank) 14-JP-2-KS (Judge Swank) 14-JP-3-KS (Judge Swank)
Practice Preferences
Practice preferences are judge-specific instructions based on the individual requirements of a particular judge in regards to proposed orders, motion practice, pretrial and trial issues, and other issues of importance to attorneys practicing in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Please click on the "preferences" links below to review the practice preferences in detail.
Chief United States District Judge
Chief United States District Judge Richard E. Myers II	preferences 7/2024

United States District Judges
United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle	preferences
United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan	preferences
United States District Judge James C. Dever III	preferences

United States Magistrate Judge
United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr.	preferences
United States Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II	preferences N/A
United States Magistrate Judge Brian S. Meyers	preferences N/A
United States Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Swank	preferences N/A
United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates	preferences