Local Rule LR 72.02: MAGISTRATE JUDGES – DISPOSITIVE MATTERS

LR 72.02 − MAGISTRATE JUDGES – DISPOSITIVE MATTERS

(a) Objections to a Report and Recommendation of a Magistrate Judge. Objections to a report and recommendation of a Magistrate Judge on a dispositive motion must be made within fourteen (14) days after service of the report and recommendation in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Such objections must be written, must state with particularity the specific portions of the Magistrate Judge's report or proposed findings or recommendations to which an objection is made, and must be accompanied by sufficient documentation including, but not limited to, affidavits, pertinent exhibits, and if necessary, transcripts of the record to apprise the District Judge of the bases for the objections. A separately filed supporting memorandum of law, not exceeding twenty-five (25) pages, must accompany the objections.

(b) Response. Any response to the objections must be filed within fourteen (14) days after service of the objections, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.