United States District Court, Central District of California
General Order

Category: Superseded

Order Number: Description: Date Filed:
00-06Amendments to Local Rules Governing Duties of Magistrate Judges11/08/2000

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of

AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULES GOVERNING DUTIES OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES
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GENERAL ORDER NO. 00-06

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Local Rules Governing Duties of Magistrate Judges shall be amended as follows:

1.6 Applications for Letters Rogatory and Requests for International Assistance - Applications for orders pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782 and applications for international assistance from the United States or a citizen thereof.

If at any time, a foreign government refuses to honor letters rogatory or other request for international assistance signed by a United States Magistrate Judge, the matter may be presented to the Duty District Judge.

6.0 Method of Assignment of Matters to Magistrate Judges

6.1 CIVIL MATTERS - Upon the filing of any case described in Local Magistrate Judge Rules 1.1 through 1.5 and Rule 2.9, the case shall be assigned to a District Judge of this Court by drawing a card as provided in Local Rule 4. Immediately thereafter a card shall be drawn by lot for assignment to a Magistrate Judge in the same manner as provided in Local Rule 4.

6.4 OTHER CIVIL MATTERS - Whenever matters described in Local Magistrate Judge Rules 1.1.6 through 1.1.9 are to be assigned to a Magistrate Judge a card shall be drawn by lot for such assignment in the same manner as provided in Local Rule 4.