420: REFERRAL OF MISDEMEANORS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES
Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California — Criminal Rules
RULE 420 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 58)
REFERRAL OF MISDEMEANORS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGES
(a) Referral to a Magistrate Judge. All citations, violation notices, complaints, informations or indictments charging misdemeanors shall be referred by the Clerk directly to the appropriate Magistrate Judge. See L.R. 302(b)(3).
(b) Court Reporters. A party requesting a court reporter for the hearing or trial of a misdemeanor must make such request sufficiently before trial to ensure the presence of a court reporter.