72.1: Authority of Magistrate Judge
Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Montana — Civil Rules
72.1 Authority of Magistrate Judge Each United States magistrate judge appointed by this court is authorized and designated by the Article III judges of the court to exercise all powers and perform all duties described by 28 U.S.C. § 636 and by federal rules and other federal law and may perform any additional duty that is not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of the United States or with these rules.