(A) Duties:
A magistrate judge in this district is authorized to perform all the duties in 28
U.S.C. § 636 and is designated to:
(1) upon the consent of the defendant, try either jury or non-jury cases of
persons accused of misdemeanors and infractions committed within this
district in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3401, and conduct all post-trial
proceedings therein as may be warranted;
(2) conduct proceedings for commitment to another district and issue
Commitments to Another District in accordance with Rule 40 of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure;
(3) conduct extradition proceedings in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3184;
(4) order competency examinations of defendants pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4244;
(5) supervise proceedings conducted pursuant to letters of request, in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1782;
(6) hear and determine any non-dispositive pretrial motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(A);
(7) conduct hearings, including such evidentiary hearings as are necessary or
appropriate, and submit to a district judge proposed findings of fact and
recommendations for the disposition of dispositive motions that are
excepted in 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) in accordance with 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B) and (C);
(8) exercise the powers enumerated in Rules 5, 8, 9 and 10 of the Rules
Governing Section 2254 and Section 2255 Proceedings;
(9) upon the consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), conduct any
or all proceedings in a jury or non-jury civil matter and order the entry of
judgment in the case;
(10) exercise general supervision of the civil and criminal calendars of the Court,
conduct calendar and status calls, and determine motions to expedite or
postpone the trial of cases for the district judges;
(11) conduct pretrial conferences, settlement conferences, summary jury trials,
omnibus hearings, and related pretrial proceedings;
(12) conduct arraignments in cases not triable by the magistrate judge to the
extent of taking a not guilty plea or noting a defendant’s intention to plead
guilty or nolo contendere and ordering a presentence report in appropriate
cases;
(13) receive grand jury returns in accordance with Rule 6(f) of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure;
(14) upon the consent of the parties conduct voir dire and select petit juries for
the Court;
(15) accept petit jury verdicts in civil cases in the absence of a district judge;
(16) issue subpoenas, writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum or habeas corpus
ad prosequendum, or other orders necessary to obtain the presence of parties
or witnesses or evidence needed for Court proceedings;
(17) order the exoneration or forfeiture of bonds;
(18) conduct proceedings for the collection of civil penalties of not more than
$200 assessed under the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, in accordance
with 46 U.S.C. §§ 4311(d) and 12309(c);
(19) conduct examinations of judgment debtors, in accordance with Rule 69 of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
(20) impose sanctions under Rules 11, 16, and 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, except for dismissal or contempt;
(21) authorize the withdrawal of funds from the Court’s Registry;
(22) perform any additional duty that is not inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws of the United States;
(23) conduct scheduling conferences pursuant to Rule 16 and enter, vacate or
modify scheduling orders;
(24) accept guilty pleas in felony cases with the consent of the defendant and
the United States Attorney, order a presentence investigation report, and
file a report and recommendation with the District Court.
Revised 04/2016
