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Nondispositive Pretrial Matters

M.D. Ga. Local Rule 72.2

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), magistrate judges shall hear and determine all pretrial criminal and civil matters assigned by the judges of this court except a motion of injunctive relief, for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to dismiss or quash an indictment or information made by the defendant, to suppress evidence in a criminal case, to dismiss or to permit maintenance of a class action, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and to involuntarily dismiss an action.
Official source: https://www.gamd.uscourts.gov/sites/gamd/files/Local_Rules-12_1_2022.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23