US · rules
W.D. Mich. LCivR 72.2
Assignment of matters to magistrate judges
The magistrate judge assigned to any case
may hear and determine any nondispositive pretrial matters in that case pursuant to the referral of
the district judge.
(a) General cases - The method for assignment and reassignment of duties to a
magistrate judge and for the allocation of duties among the magistrate judges of the
court shall be made in accordance with orders of the court or by special designation
of the Chief Judge.
(b) Habeas corpus and prisoner civil rights cases - At the time of filing any habeas
corpus or prisoner civil rights case, the clerk shall assign the case to a magistrate
judge in accordance with procedures established by these rules and the
implementing orders of the court.
Provenance
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- www.miwd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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