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Detention Hearing Held After Arraignment. If a

C.D. Cal. L.Cr.R. 46-1.3

defendant arrested on an indictment makes his first appearance before a Magistrate Judge prior to the arraignment, and a detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) is continued beyond the time the case is assigned to a District Judge, the Magistrate Judge shall retain the case for determination of the detention or release of the defendant, unless otherwise ordered by the assigned District Judge.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025%20December%20LRs%20Chap%2 · retrieved 2026-07-23