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E.D.N.C. Local Criminal Rule 5.2
Magistrate Judges: Assignment of Matters
(a) Misdemeanor Cases.
Upon the filing of an information, complaint, or violation notice, or the
return of an indictment, all misdemeanor cases not assigned to a district
judge shall be assigned by the clerk to a magistrate judge, who shall proceed
in accordance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3401 and Fed. R. Crim. P.
58.
(b) Felony Cases.
Upon the return of an indictment or the filing of an information, all felony
cases shall be assigned by the clerk to a magistrate judge for the conduct of
an arraignment and such pretrial conferences as are necessary and for the
hearing and determination of all pretrial procedural and discovery motions,
in accordance with Local Criminal Rule 5.3.
Provenance
- Source
- www.nced.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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