Local Rule DUCivR 72-2: OBJECTION TO AND MOTION TO STAY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ORDER
D. Utah — Civil rule
DUCivR 72-2 OBJECTION TO AND MOTION TO STAY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ORDER
(a) Objection.
An objection to a magistrate judge's order or report and recommendation filed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) or (b) may not exceed 15 pages or 4,650 words.
(b) Response, Ruling on the Objection, and Proposed Order.
(1) Response. Unless the district judge orders otherwise, a response need not be filed and a hearing will not be held on an objection. If the district court orders a response and sets a briefing schedule, the response may not exceed 15 pages or 4,650 words.
(2) Ruling. The district judge may overrule the objection by written order at any time but may not sustain it without giving the opposing party an opportunity to file a response.
(3) Proposed Order. The non-objecting party must email a proposed order in an editable format to the district judge's chambers if the district judge does not overrule the objection within 14 days after the objection is filed.
(c) Motion to Stay a Magistrate Judge Order.
If a party files a motion to stay the magistrate judge's order, the magistrate judge who issued the order will rule on the motion.