Local Rule 16-6: Procedure in U.S. Debt Collection Cases
N.D. Cal. — Civil rule
16-6. Procedure in U.S. Debt Collection Cases
These cases shall proceed as follows:
(a) Identification. The first page of the complaint must identify the action by using the words "Debt Collection Case;"
(b) Assignment. Upon filing the complaint, the matter will be assigned to a Magistrate Judge for all pre-trial proceedings; and
(c) Collection Proceedings. If the United States files an application under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, either pre-judgment or post-judgment, such matter will be assigned to a Magistrate Judge.