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N.D. Cal. Crim. L.R. 40-1
Assignment of Rule 40 Cases
For purposes of assignment of proceedings under Fed. R. Crim. P. 40, the “nearest available
federal Magistrate Judge” shall be deemed to be a Magistrate Judge sitting at the courthouse
which serves the county in which the defendant is a resident, or, if not a resident, the county
in which the defendant is physically present at the time the defendant is apprehended.
Provenance
- Source
- cand.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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1cbd644b34c3b710a8e994d2b7424e0204c30467f6e39ba6142a46dc5c30edc8
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