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D. Me. Loc. R. 157.1

Authority of United States Magistrate Judges

activein force · 2025-04-01 – presentact-effective-date

Any magistrate judge is authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties

conferred on magistrate judges by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), (c), and (g), and 18 U.S.C.

§ 3401(i), and to exercise the powers enumerated in Federal Rules of Criminal

Procedure 5, 8, 9, and 10, and the Rules Governing Section 2254 and 2255

Proceedings in accordance with the standards and criteria established in 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1).

Provenance

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www.med.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
Content hash
b81de6c221d255ee2d049abf26991c0bd3ff28d931c56fb4fba6da952983faf2
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