(A) Social Security Actions. Actions brought under Section 205(g) of the Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and related statutes to review administrative
determinations shall be automatically referred to the magistrate judges of this Court
once issue has been joined. In all actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the
government shall automatically be granted an additional forty (40) days in which to
answer, for a total response time of one hundred (100) days.
(B) Other Administrative Appeals. The magistrate judges are authorized to
review the administrative awards of licenses and similar privileges and civil service
cases involving matters such as adverse action, retirement questions, and reductions in
force.
