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In the Matter of the Referral of Competency Proceedings to Magistrate Judges in Felony Cases (22-MC-04-19)

D.N.M. Standing Order — In the Matter of the Referral of Competency Proceedings to M

Case 1:22-mc-00004 Document 19 Filed 03/18/22 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO IN THE MATTER OF: THE REFERRAL OF COMPETENCY PROCEEDINGS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES IN FELONY CASES 22-MC-00004-19 STANDING ORDER Consistent with this District’s practices and procedures, and pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 59(a) and the powers conferred therein, this Court directs that a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Mexico will conduct all competency proceedings in felony criminal matters in the District of New Mexico prior to indictment. Once a defendant is indicted, the presiding District Judge may refer competency proceedings to a magistrate judge pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and Fed. R. Crim. P. 59(a). DONE this 18th day of March, 2022. FOR THE COURT: ______________________________________ WILLIAM P. JOHNSON CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Notices 1:22-mc-00004 Administrative Orders U.S. District Court United States District Court - District of New Mexico Notice of Electronic Filing The following transaction was entered on 3/18/2022 at 3:19 PM MDT and filed on 3/18/2022 Case Name: Administrative Orders Case Number: 1:22-mc-00004 Filer: Document Number: 19 Docket Text: STANDING ORDER: In the Matter of the Referral of Competency Proceedings to Magistrate Judges in Felony Cases (cg) 1:22-mc-00004 Notice has been electronically mailed to: 1:22-mc-00004 Notice has been delivered by fax to: 1:22-mc-00004 Notice has been delivered by USPS to: The following document(s) are associated with this transaction: Document description:Main Document Original filename:n/a Electronic document Stamp: [STAMP dcecfStamp_ID=1167529506 [Date=3/18/2022] [FileNumber=11854021- 0] [19b1d3e4b6a977b63429d956d50696027b6dcbd0f7ec2d68d02d9e65e36a20a29c 2d928643e1825bf64ad9c560e434b308db59c4c4c574b4a39e07b9ab4b47a9]]
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