D.D.C. LCrR 57.17

(a) GENERAL DUTIES.

The United States Magistrate Judges appointed by this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 631

shall have the duty and the power to:

(1) Act as committing magistrate judge in holding preliminary hearings for violations

of the United States Code.

(2) Issue arrest warrants or summonses for violations of the United States Code.

(3) Issue search warrants.

(4) Conduct transfer proceedings and conduct proceedings incident to the transfer of

criminal cases, as provided in Rules 5, 5.1 and 40, Federal Rules of Criminal

Procedure.

(5) Receive indictments returned by the grand jury and issue bench warrants, when

necessary, for defendants named in indictments.

(6) Conduct international extradition proceedings pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3181 et

seq.

(7) Administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments, affidavits and

depositions.

(8) Impose or review conditions of release under applicable federal law.

(9) Order the return or the forfeiture of collateral or surety bonds.

(10) Issue subpoenas, writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum, or habeas corpus ad

proseduendum, or other orders necessary to obtain the presence of parties or

witnesses or evidence needed for court proceedings.

(11) Order lineups, photographs, fingerprinting, palm-printing, voice identification,

medical or physical examinations, and the taking of blood, urine, fingernail, hair

and bodily secretion sampling (with any appropriate medical safeguards required

by due process considerations) and handwriting exemplars.

(12) Ascertain whether defendants or any other persons entitled to counsel in criminal

matters are represented by counsel and, in instances where any such person is

financially unable to obtain counsel, appoint counsel to represent the person.

(13) Conduct proceedings and enter orders as described in LCrR 58.

(14) Refer a defendant to an available facility for a preliminary opinion; hear motions

and enter orders for examinations to determine mental competency; and conduct

competency hearings to determine a defendant's ability to understand and to

participate in any proceeding which a magistrate judge is authorized to conduct.

(b) POWERS EXERCISED UPON REFERRAL FROM A DISTRICT JUDGE.

At the request of the district judge to whom the case is assigned, a magistrate judge shall:

(1) Conduct proceedings and enter orders or recommendations as described in LCrR

59.1 and LCrR 59.2 of these Rules.

(2) Dismiss indictments on motion of the United States and with the consent of the

defendants.

(3) Conduct arraignments in felony cases pursuant to Rule 10, Federal Rules of

Criminal Procedure.

(4) Conduct voir dire and select petit juries in felony cases, upon consent of the

defendant.

(5) Conduct guilty plea proceedings in felony cases upon consent of the parties, and

forward recommendations to the district judge to whom the case is assigned.

(6) Perform any additional duty not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of

the United States.