US · rules
N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 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.
Provenance
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- cand.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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