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E.D. Va. Local Civil Rule 72
United States Magistrate Judges – Duties
Magistrate judges of this district serve as judicial officers of the Court and are authorized and specially
designated to perform all duties authorized or allowed to be performed by United States magistrate judges
by the United States Code and any rule governing proceedings in this Court.
Duties and cases may be assigned or referred to a magistrate judge by an order entered in the action or on
the instructions of a district judge.
Any objection to a magistrate judge’s order on a nondispositive matter pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a)
shall be considered a motion and is subject to the briefing and notice requirements on Local Civil Rule 7,
or as otherwise ordered by the Court.
Provenance
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- www.vaed.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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