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Effect of Magistrate Judge Ruling Pending Objection

S.D.W. Va. LR Civ P 72.2

When an objection to a magistrate judge=s ruling on a non-dispositive pretrial motion is filed pursuant to FR Civ P 72(a), the ruling remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the magistrate judge or by a district judge.
Official source: https://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/sites/wvsd/files/LocalRulesofProcedure-June2017.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23