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28 U.S.C. § 3008

Proceedings before United States magistrate judges

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A district court of the United States may assign its duties in proceedings under this chapter to a United States magistrate judge to the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: United States v. Meux
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United States v. Meux (2010) ca7 · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3008 , “[a] district court of the United States may assign its duties in proceedings under this chapter to a United States magistrate judge to the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
United States v. Lawrence (2008) sdd “[¶ 3] On September 5, 2007, the District Court 1 referred the case to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3008 . Later that same month, a hearing was held in accordance with § 3205(c)(5) at which Defendant and his counsel, and counsel for the Government appeared.”
Luis Jaquez v. United States (2022) ca7 “Section 3008 reads: “A district court of the United States may assign its duties in proceedings under this chapter to a United States magistrate judge to the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
United States v. Jeffery T. Henson (2025) ca7 · cites it 2× “The parties instead invoke 28 U.S.C. § 3008 , an entirely dif- ferent statute as the source of the magistrate judge’s authority to issue the final decision on the turnover motion in this case.”
United States v. Blevins (2010) ca7 “The magistrate judge handling the garnishment proceedings, see 28 U.S.C. § 3008 ; United States v. Meux, 597 F.”
Schueler v. Rayjas Enterprises, Inc. (1994) nysd “Section 3011 [see 28 USC § 3008 ]. Proceedings before United States magistrates This section makes clear that proceedings under this Act can be assigned to the United States magistrate as under 28 U.”
United States v. Shakir Meux (2010) ca7 · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3008 , “[a] district court of the United States may assign its duties in proceedings under this chapter to a United States magistrate judge to the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
United States v. Kevin Blevins (2010) ca7 “The magistrate judge handling the garnishment proceedings, see 28 U.S.C. § 3008 ; United States v. Meux, 597 F.”
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