(a) Civil Cases. Upon the order of a District Judge, a civil case shall be
referred by the Clerk of the Court to a Magistrate Judge by automated random selection
for the conduct of such pretrial conferences as are necessary, and for the hearing and
determination of any or all pretrial matters in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1). If
the referral is for a determination of one of the eight categories of dispositive motions set
forth in 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1) or is one which a Magistrate Judge is prohibited from
determining by the Constitution or laws of the United States, the Magistrate Judge shall
file a written report and recommendation for final disposition by the referring District
Judge.
(b) Supplementary Proceedings. The Clerk of the Court shall refer to a
Magistrate Judge, in addition to the assignment made to a District Judge, any
supplementary proceedings pursuant to Rule 69, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and
post-judgment proceedings, such as garnishments and judgment-debtor examinations,
unless: (1) the matter has already been referred by a District Judge to a Magistrate Judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3), or (2) the matter has been assigned to a Magistrate
Judge for final determination pursuant to the express written consent of the parties
according to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
(c) Habeas Corpus, Other Post Conviction Petitions, and Prisoner and
certain other Civil Rights Complaints. All petitions for writs of habeas corpus,
applications for post-trial relief made by individuals convicted of criminal offenses, civil
rights complaints by state or federal prisoners challenging conditions of their
confinement, and all other civil actions to which a District Judge has been assigned shall
also be referred by the Clerk of the Court to a Magistrate Judge according to Local Rules
of Civil Procedure, Rule 3.7(e). The referred Magistrate Judge shall proceed in
accordance with the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases In The United States District
Courts, or the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings For The United States District
Courts, as the case may be, and with 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(A) and (B).
(d) Part-Time Magistrate Judges. The only limitations on the duties and
responsibilities delegated to and performed by a part-time Magistrate Judge are those
limitations specifically set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 636 or other applicable statute or General
Order.
