6. Other Duties
U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025)
ac. Making special appointments to serve process pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
4(c)(2).
ad. Organization of petit and grand juries.
ae. Conduct of voir dire and receipt of jury verdicts in civil and criminal cases
being tried by a district judge, on consent of the parties.
af. Supervision of proceedings on requests for letters rogatory in civil and
criminal cases pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782.
ag. Execution of exemplifications of court records.
ah. Issuance of orders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings prior to
ratification of sale.
ai. Ordering and conducting prejudgment remedy proceedings in accordance
with 28 U.S.C. §§ 3101-3105.
aj. Ordering and conducting supplementary proceedings in accordance with
Md. R. Proc. 2-633, upon the filing of an appropriate affidavit.
ak. Review and issuance of orders concerning confessed judgments pursuant
to L.R. 108.1.b supra.
al. Review of default judgments and recommendations concerning damages.
am. Review of matters and issuance of orders under Local Admiralty Rule
(LAR)(e)(4).
an. Issuance of orders for the deposit and withdrawal of registry funds in
conjunction with matters over which magistrate judges exercise jurisdiction.
ao. Conduct of naturalization ceremonies.
ap. Admission of attorneys to the Bar of this Court.
aq. Any full-time magistrate judge is authorized to conduct proceedings for
initial commitment of narcotics addicts under Title III of the Narcotics
Addicts Rehabilitation Act.
The magistrate judge, after conducting such proceedings, shall recommend
to the district judge the commitment of the addict or shall state his reasons
for recommending against commitment. In a case where the magistrate
