Source: http://ksd.uscourts.gov/index.php/local-rule/rule-72-1-1-authority-of-united-states-magistrate-judges/
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 08:44:32+00:00

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(1) Exercise all of the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon United States Commissioners by law and by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(2) Administer oaths and affirmations, and take acknowledgments, affidavits, and depositions.
(3) Order that arrested persons be released or detained pending judicial proceedings pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq.
(4) Conduct extradition proceedings in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3184.
(3) Conduct jury trials in misdemeanor cases where the defendant so requests and is entitled to trial by jury under the Constitution and laws of the United States.
(c) Determination of Nondispositive Pretrial Matters. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), a magistrate judge may hear and determine any procedural or discovery motion or other pretrial matter in a civil or criminal case, other than the motions that are specified in subsection (d) of this rule. A magistrate judge is also authorized to conduct such hearings and conferences and to issue such orders as are provided for by Fed. R. Civ. P. 16.
(9) Motions to suppress evidence in a criminal case.
A magistrate judge may determine any preliminary matters and conduct any necessary evidentiary hearings or other proceedings arising in the exercise of the authority conferred by this subsection.
(e) Prisoner Cases Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, and 2255. A magistrate judge may perform any or all of the duties imposed upon a judge by the rules governing proceedings in the United States District Courts under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, and 2255. A magistrate judge may issue any preliminary orders and conduct any necessary evidentiary hearing or other appropriate proceeding and submit to a judge a report containing proposed findings of fact and recommendations for disposition of the petition by the judge. When specifically designated by a judge of the court and upon the consent of the parties, a magistrate judge may conduct any or all proceedings in such cases and may order the entry of a final judgment, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
(f) Prisoner Cases Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens Cases. A magistrate judge may issue any preliminary orders and conduct any necessary evidentiary hearing or other appropriate proceeding, and submit to a judge a report containing proposed findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition of petitions filed by prisoners pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 402 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d (1971). When specifically designated by a judge of the court and upon the consent of the parties, a magistrate judge may conduct any or all proceedings in such cases, including the conduct of a jury or nonjury trial, and may order the entry of a final judgment, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
(g) Special Master References. A magistrate judge may be designated by a judge to serve as a special master in appropriate civil cases in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(2) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 53. Upon the consent of the parties, a magistrate judge may be designated by a judge to serve as a special master in any civil case, notwithstanding the limitations of Fed. R. Civ. P. 53(a)(2).
(h) Conduct of Trials and Disposition of Civil Cases Upon Consent of the Parties. When specifically designated by a judge of the court and upon the consent of the parties, a full-time magistrate judge may conduct any or all proceedings in any civil case that is filed in this court, including the conduct of a jury or nonjury trial, and may order the entry of a final judgment, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). In the course of conducting such proceedings upon consent of the parties, a magistrate judge may hear and determine any and all pretrial and post-trial motions that are filed by the parties, including case-dispositive motions.
(17) perform any additional duty that is not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
(7) perform such further duties as may be referred by a judge of the court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636.
When a jury trial is requested in a misdemeanor case, such case will be transferred to a full-time magistrate judge sitting in Kansas City, Topeka, or Wichita.
As amended 3/17/10; 9/00, 10/22/98, 2/27/98, 2/2/95.

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