Southern District of Indiana
Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, Chief Judge
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Magistrate Judge Doris L. Pryor
Office & Staff Information
Chambers: Room 255
Courtroom: 243
Courtroom Deputy: Carrie Griffin
carrie_griffin@insd.uscourts.gov
Judge Tabs
Doris L. Pryor was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Indiana on March 1, 2018. Until Judge Pryor's appointment to the bench, she was employed as the National Security Chief for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana and had served in that role since September 2014. From August 2006 until her appointment as National Security Chief, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. From August 2005 through August 2006, Ms. Pryor served as a Deputy Public Defender in the State of Arkansas Public Defender's Commission. She also has served two terms as a law clerk, for Judge J. Leon Holmes in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (August 2004-August 2005), and for Chief Judge Lavenski Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (August 2003-August 2004).
Judge Pryor was born in Hope, Arkansas, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from the University of Central Arkansas, where she majored in political science. She obtained her law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2003 and was admitted to the bar the same year. Judge Pryor has since been admitted to practice in numerous state and federal courts, including Indiana.
Protective Orders/Sealed Docs.
Protective Orders/Sealed Docs.:
Counsel has sought guidance on the Court's procedures for issuing protective orders and seeking to file documents under seal. On January 15, 2015, a Uniform Protective Order was approved by the Court.
Uniform Protective Order (Approved by the Court 1/15/2015)
Other Sample Protective Order(s), and related documents, approved prior to the issuance of the above Uniform Protective Order, are provided for counsel's reference and consideration.
Order -- Joint Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court
Order -- Agreed Protective Order, Approved by the Court
Order -- Denying Motion to Seal
Order -- Granting in Part/Denying in Part Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal
Order -- Stipulated Protective Order, Approved by the Court
NOTE: These electronic documents are not the official documents of record and certain nonsubstantive modifications may have been made before posting on this web page. The official records are available at the Clerk's Office or via Pacer.
Chief Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Judge Richard L. Young
Senior Judge William T. Lawrence
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Judge James R. Sweeney II
Judge James Patrick Hanlon
Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch
Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman
Magistrate Judge Craig M. McKee
Magistrate Judge Van T. Willis
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