D.D.C. LCvR 72.3

(a) MATTERS REFERABLE TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION.

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

conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit to the district judge

proposed findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition of:

(1) Prisoner petitions challenging conditions of confinement.

(2) Motions for injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders and

preliminary injunctions);

(3) Motions for judgment on the pleadings, for summary judgment, to dismiss or to

permit maintenance of a class action, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon

which relief can be granted, or otherwise to dismiss an action involuntarily;

(4) Motions to set aside default judgments;

(5) Petitions for judicial review of administrative determinations; and

(6) Petitions for civil commitment arising under Title III of the Narcotic Addict

Rehabilitation Act of 1966, 18 U.S.C. § 4251, et.seq.

(7) Motions for attorney fees.

(b) OBJECTIONS TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

Any party may file for consideration by the district judge written objections to the

magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendations issued under paragraph (a)

within 14 days after being served with a copy thereof. The objections shall be

denominated “Objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Proposed Findings and

Recommendations.” The objections shall specifically identify the portions of the

proposed findings and recommendations to which objection is made and the basis for the

objection. The filing of oppositions and replied shall be governed by LCvR 7(b) and (d).

Failure to file timely objections may waive appellate review of a District Court order

adopting the magistrate judge's report. All magistrate judge's reports shall contain a

notice substantially as follows:

Failure to file timely objections to the findings and recommendations set forth in this

report may waive your right of appeal from an order of the District Court adopting such

findings and recommendations. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985).

(c) DETERMINATION BY THE COURT.

A district judge shall make a de novo determination of those portions of a magistrate

judge's findings and recommendations to which objection is made as provided in

paragraph (b). A district judge may make a determination based solely on the record

developed before the magistrate judge, or may conduct a new hearing, receive further

evidence, and recall witnesses. A district judge may accept, reject, or modify, in whole

or in part, the findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge, or may recommit

the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.