STATE DIS RIC_ COURT

MIDDLE DI.STR -cr O 1001:s- '

GENERAL ORDER

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The ol1owing ru s shal be ob :i:ved by 1 Un.ited S es

· agis ra es n .... E ou se 0 £ condu ng e cou_r 's u ~ines.

A. Dabe,as Corp,u tters

l • The ma.g. s rate shall , w · thin t::wa working day

a er -efere ce, tr iel-l t::he ppl.ica ion or prope

a d £a.ilure 0 ~aus s a e court r edies and

sha make a.pp 0 te recommend ions ,h j udge.

2 . The mags rate shal, within two we king days

af e re£erence, sue he order dire c i g he ate

thori .:es o ns er and \lri h "

memo a dum and he n ires a·a court

al post-conv' io· oeti.Lions filed .

h . r y da -s a

oor , i cl a .ng

J. - he m.agis rate ball, · •i thin .._en day o ~

i g 0 he nswer, memor ndum and h st: e .o r

recc , , dei:ermin e whet he a iden i ry hearing

re d and , i so, shall FPOin coun sel and schedu e

h a.r.:.t g w ' h n hit ay -ter il ng o - Ji.. e

s e co ~ record.

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~ . gui_ed, b

mag · :stra

I - o e ide

shall ord he f · ling o""' ddi · ona bri fs

or ruemoran a of law, i deemed n ces s ar · . No 1nor ~ than

h.irt days h a

5 . T magis ra e sha. , Wi hin thi y days 0

th a:o.sw r , me1nora.ndum n d s te cour reco d b ng

ed or w-i . in h.ir da s 0 cone sion of lhe

e id,errt: a hear ing, sub i ·· a wr t ten rep or and

he j ud e. In o s s w.hel:'e he camrn n a tion ·-o

part.ies have consence

he magi e sh

o tr "al be-ore he magis~ ate,

subm-L wri en indi gs o · f c

and conclusions of l w wit hin h thirty day per iod.

6 The ' .mag r e shall, within V days

h con . u o ,. o:f e ch. c:alend m nth, SU a wri

report ta the chi ef j dgB of h 5 dis t ric listing

habeas fila e · pend g by re e e ,Ce or onsen and

ach case ha .se · o t:h; (a) s resen stats;

h a c t vi cm due d during h, prii!!! ced ng month;

the nex scheduled act.:. \d t ,

foT ~- al erminat on o~ ~ at

no (d) the

e.r ..

ecliic:

ar

each

i=or

c)

, an

7 . No ha eas mat er sha l emain penoing fo :mo e

h,a six mon hs · n this dist i

8,. SocJ;al S euri y Ca es,

l,. Th ma.g · sL te sha , w thin ·we worki n da

C e r nee , i . s su orde· · r qu.ir ing cross ttto o

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er swnm ry judqment, le atl,ministr ive record and

memo d c be fi d w· ha ,D days~

i . The magi s tra sba 1 , wit in sixty cl ys o

submiss ion, ;ssue wri en .repo an ecommenda.- ion

0 h judg

3. 'he magis ra e sha_l, it:hi n i e ays a. e

he COD - Us on 0 e C C lenda..r monthr sub.mi;: writ n

r port -to he c h

soc l ecur·ty

judg of his distr:c lis ing each

en.din and -or e ch case s· a

s t forth. fa) i s pre sen us; ( b) -the c ivi

conducta d ing the precedi g mo h; (cJ ten t

sch duled ac t i i·y ; and (d) th p lan

term a:cion ~

or ts .~ina

o soc· l s ecur ty mat r shall emain pending

· or mor than six mo th · .

c. Pro Se Inma.t Cas•es

1 • 11 p ose ri oner cases sh # un er his

ord e.r of hie cour • au am icall • be e erred · o he

full time ma.gistra· e, e cept those which the judges o

co ma & ec'al re -er o t e par -t irn

magistrat.

Te c of OU sba imn 1 • a el

ch to he mag . s - t e reco

3 he ma i h l_ , :.iri h' e WO g d s

0 rece p· 0 re rd r wit.h e assi anc o f he

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pra sc c eek, co auc

determine whe~h r it

a rev ,,.,- o , ·he ma e

a nd, i sa, shal.l

make or dismis a to he judge.

on m e :r;- s hat a.re. d term' ned not to he

.:-.-i c lou s, th magis ra e shal , within -= • e o king

days o .re ei o..=- 1..h crecora, ssue he neces ar

~r ocedure orde s. ~orma pauperis nd a dini l"Lisi:: r ati

5. The mag · s , ra sha ~ h n t·:f een da_ s

c1 te he adm · istra v p oc dure report s _led ,

issu an approp

cour s a.o ke

be - a · smissed ~

stra e ha.11

ate. order to r

or a recommen.da

If the _se s

sue orders co ha

and wh re a propr.·a e ode

judgmen t o be led.

instate t e case on ' he

0 0 h judge ha

in s ated , th tnag.i-

e he defe.dan s se en

motions or summary

6. an case not ee:med a propr·a e for summ,a__ry

judgmeJ1 - he magist a a s ha 11, wi t hin ifteen days

a-tsr reopening _e ma er, ssue a scheduling order

-·~ ing d · scov ry and a , er 1..im ,e , i c ua.·

for ling wri e n pre tr · al orders , a da t .f or

a da.~e

inal

pre a erence- h h ay be conducted by tele-

p 0 o - abl on a ro 'at eases), and

shall b: a ial da ' n cases where p ies h ve

co ented o c be or me ag · s r.:;,

•• The mag te s1r1 co uc all

proce e ings , i n c Lu · ng h _i n.a l p r •e t.r ' _l c on f e r en oe ,

as sc:h d le by the ched li . g order .

s. ~he mag is rte s h a l no·ice mo 'l!ions on a

mot..:.. on d eke

oau.:i:-t.

s :requ..:.re b 1..he lac 1 u.le o -=: his

9 • ~ 1.1 no .-a , s o s i t e mo io s shal 1 be dee id en

W" t h in fi t een d a ys -ter he da · . for s ubmi · sion

10~ r a t s al wi i ... r ,. s

after submi ssion, issue a writt en repo and recommen-

ation to ~he judge on a · s posi i . e o ions~

11. The rna gis -r a te s ha ll by t he fift e nth da 0

e ch mon ' 0 each j dge a 11 ing 0 n e

C s e s ssigned t o ha judge in wh.ich final re l:.r l.

conference ~s sc edule during h - &e x mout h , in ord r

· h at h e judge may give h e magi tra e d ates on which

he c se ma• e se ~or tr'al be o r e h ju"ge.

12 The _ a gistr t e shall decide 11 con nt cas s

promp a:: e rial~

136 Th magis a te s h 1 submit~ w" thi ive days

af e r he us ·on 0 e ch on , a s t:in 0 1 i

co UC e d uri:ng h - mon t h on pro ee prison r

ases speci C lly c1u.ding (a a.gis :rat e I s r epor s

il ed wi t h judges by he ma istr e ( s 0 par 0 pro

se cl rkt, bli non-dispositi e mo ems rul d n : t C)

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t rl. s osi i e o io s in onseu · c ses ruled on;

(d) tr~als co due Ced, (e) mo· ons ~de d ' · elI!en ; )

cases nno r ad isemen t ; and ( g) list· ng of p nding

mo i.ons .

SO ORDERED

a on Rouge. ou s .· a a . h1 l'f da c Feb u r y, 19,86.

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