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D.N.H. LR 72.1

Duties of Magistrate Judge

activein force · 2025-12-01 – presentact-effective-date

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

upon magistrate judges by United States Code, Title 28, Sections 636(a), (b), and (g), to conduct

extradition proceedings in accordance with Title 18, Section 3184, and to exercise the powers

enumerated in Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings, and Rules 8 and 10 of

the Rules Governing Section 2254 and 2255 Proceedings.

Any magistrate judge is designated to (a) hear and determine all pretrial matters authorized by 28

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and all post-judgment collection proceedings under the authority of 28

U.S.C. § 636(b)(3), (b) to review all matters relating to persons failing to appear on a summons

for jury service under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3) and, if necessary, to conduct any

hearing in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1866(g), and (c) to hear and submit proposed findings of

fact and recommendations for the disposition of motions to dismiss and/or for summary

judgment in pro se plaintiff civil cases.

(Second paragraph added 1/1/00; amended 12/1/09, 12/1/11, 12/1/21)

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www.nhd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
Edition
fed-district-2026-09-19
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413d99640d98000282ef77bf35f37d68d95b1a1db075feebe6c52b2564059d02
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