D. Kan. Rule 72.1.2

(a) Criminal Cases.

(1) Misdemeanor Cases. All misdemeanor cases will be assigned upon the

filing of an information, complaint, or violation notice, or the return of an

indictment to a magistrate judge, who will proceed in accordance with 18

U.S.C. § 3401 and the rules of procedure for the trial of misdemeanors.

(2) Felony Cases. Upon the return of an indictment or the filing of an

information or complaint, all felony cases will be assigned to a magistrate

judge for proceedings pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 5, the conduct of an

arraignment, acceptance of waivers of indictment pursuant to Fed. R. Crim.

P. 7(b), and such pretrial conferences including omnibus hearings as are

necessary, and for the hearing and determination of all pretrial procedural

and discovery motions.

(b) Civil Cases. The clerk of the court will assign civil cases to a magistrate judge or

judge for the conduct of a Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(b) scheduling conference, the

issuance of a scheduling order, and such other pretrial conferences as are necessary

and appropriate, and for the hearing and determination of all pretrial, procedural,

and discovery motions. Where the parties consent to the trial and disposition of a

case by a magistrate judge under D. Kan. Rule 72.1.3, such case will, with the

approval of the judge to whom it was assigned at the time of filing, be reassigned

to a magistrate judge for the conduct of all further proceedings and the entry of

judgment.

(c) Reservation of Proceedings by Judges. Nothing in these rules precludes a judge

from reserving any proceedings for conduct by a judge, rather than by a magistrate

judge.

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