Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1: GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF A MAGISTRATE JUDGE

D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1 GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF A MAGISTRATE JUDGE

(a) General Authority. Except as restricted by these rules, a magistrate judge may exercise all powers and duties authorized by federal statutes, regulations, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Duties. A magistrate judge may:

(1) issue administrative inspection warrants;

(2) issue civil seizure warrants under 21 U.S.C. § 881 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 981-983;

(3) issue search and seizure warrants for levy under the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) act on post judgment matters arising under Fed. R. Civ. P. 69, including the authority to:

(A) issue writs;

(B) issue orders directing funds to be paid into or disbursed from the registry of the court;

(C) hold hearings and make recommendations to the district judge on substantive issues including the liability of a party under a writ of garnishment or execution; and

(D) perform duties specified in chapter 176 of Title 28 United States Code, as assigned by the court under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3008;

(5) make determinations and enter appropriate orders under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, except to enter an order denying a request to proceed in forma pauperis;

(6) perform duties set forth in D.C.COLO.LCivR 8.1;

(7) exercise contempt authority as authorized by law;

(8) issue administrative subpoenas as authorized by law;

(9) appoint masters under Fed. R. Civ. P. 53;

(10) transfer cases on direct assignment under D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(d)(4).

(11) issue orders on motions to treat a document as a highly sensitive document; and

(12) issue other orders as authorized by law.

(c) Other Duties. On reference or order by a district judge, a magistrate judge may:

(1) conduct pretrial conferences, post-trial proceedings, early neutral evaluations, settlement conferences, other alternative dispute resolution proceedings, and other nondispositive pretrial proceedings;

(2) act on petitions to perpetuate testimony under Fed. R. Civ. P. 27;

(3) hold hearings and make recommendations on dispositive matters; and

(4) make determinations and enter orders or recommendations on discovery disputes in cases pending in other federal courts or courts of another country.