Local Rule 72.1: DUTIES UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 636(a)

72.1 DUTIES UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 636(a). Each full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Georgia is authorized and empowered (except as otherwise ordered by a district judge) to conduct proceedings in the following matters and to enter such orders, verdicts, judgments, sentences, findings and/or recommendations relating thereto, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States:

(1) All petty offenses, which include Class B misdemeanors, Class C misdemeanors, and infractions. All Class A misdemeanors, subject to the provisions regarding consent of the defendant set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3401(b).

(2) All cases brought by prisoners filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or Bivens vs. SixUnknown Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1970);

(3) All applications for post-trial relief made by individuals convicted of criminal offenses, including, but not limited to, motions for writs of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 et. seq., § 2254, and § 2255;

(4) All social security appeals;

(5) All actions filed pursuant to provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended if referred by a district judge; and

(6) Such other civil actions referred by a judge of this court for trial and/or disposition provided all parties therein consent.