Local Rules of the United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT ...

MAGISTRATE JUDGES' RULESRule Number Title and Contents of Rule Page300 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72) SCOPE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES' RULES –GENERAL AUTHORITY…. ................................................... 138(a) General Applicability(b) Definitions301 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 73) TRIALS BY CONSENT….. .................................................... 139302 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72) DUTIES TO BE PERFORMEDBY MAGISTRATE JUDGES .................................................. 140(a) General(b) Duties to Be Performed in CriminalMatters by a Magistrate Judge Pursuant to28 U.S.C. § 636(a), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3),or Other Law(c) Duties to Be Performed in Civil Matters by aMagistrate Judge Pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 636(a), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3),or Other Law(d) Retention by a District Judge303 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72) ROLE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND PROCEDUREFOR RESOLVING GENERAL PRETRIAL MATTERSIN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS ..................................... 143(a) Determination(b) Finality(c) Reconsideration by a District Judge(d) Opposition(e) Notice and Argument(f) Standard of Review304 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72) MAGISTRATE JUDGES' AUTHORITYIN EXCEPTED PRETRIAL MATTERS .................................. 144(a) Determination(b) Objections(c) Transcripts(d) Response(e) Notice and Argument(f) Reviewxviii