UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: DESIGNATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES ) SO-13-02 (Revised)
TO HEAR AND DETERMINE PRETRIAL MATTERS )
STANDING ORDER
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), the magistrate judges of this district may, without
the necessity of an order of referral, hear and determine any pretrial matter pending before the court,
except a motion for 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.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the magistrate judges of this district may, without
the necessity of an order of referral, conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and to submit
to a district judge proposed findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition, by a district
judge, of motions to dismiss or quash an indictment or information and motions to suppress evidence
in a criminal case and motions for judgment on the pleadings and for summary judgment in social
security cases.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER: August 16, 2013:
s/ Thomas A. Varlan
Chief United States District Judge
