Local Rule LR IB 1-4: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS—28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B)

LR IB 1-4. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS—28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B)

When a district judge refers to a magistrate judge a motion, petition, or application that a magistrate judge may not finally determine under 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B), the magistrate judge must review it, conduct any necessary evidentiary or other hearings, and file findings and recommendations for disposition by the district judge. Motions subject to this referral include, but are not limited to:

(a) Motions for injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions;

(b) Motions for judgment on the pleadings;

(c) Motions for summary judgment;

(d) Motions to permit the maintenance of a class action;

(e) Motions to dismiss;

(f) Motions for review of default judgments;

(g) Motions to dismiss or quash an indictment or information made by a defendant in a criminal case;

(h) Motions to suppress evidence in a criminal case;

(i) Applications for post-trial relief made by individuals convicted of criminal offenses;

(j) Petitions by inmates challenging conditions of confinement;

(k) Internal Revenue Service summons enforcements;

(l) Review of administrative proceedings; and

(m) Habeas corpus and criminal cases under 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(B), 2241, 2254, and 2255, except in death penalty cases.