WHEREAS the United States Marshal for this district has sought relief from his duties of seizing and storing property under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Supplementary Rule E, in order to conserve his limited manpower and budgetary resources; and

WHEREAS the present practice with regard to seized property often involves unnecessary duplication of action and expenditure of additional federal funds and manpower; and

WHEREAS by so conserving the limited manpower and budgetary resources of the United States Marshal he will be able to better meet the judicial and court-related duties for which he is responsible,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the initiating governmental party or agency shall provide the court an order for substitute custodian for the applicable property to be seized and that a certified copy of said order shall be attached by the clerk to all writs of execution or warrants of arrest in rem before their issuance in this district.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this General Order shall become effective upon its filing and that the Clerk shall provide to the United States Marshal such certified copies of this order as the Marshal may need to provide notice to interested parties.

DATED: April 19, 1982

FILED: April 21, 1982