N.D.N.Y. L.R. 72.3 — Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (amended January 1, 2024)
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Effective January 1, 2026. Verified against the official source (N.D.N.Y. — Local Rules (U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
N.D.N.Y. L.R. 72.3 — Assignment of Duties to Magistrate Judges (amended January 1, 2024): the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Rules of Practice, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, effective January 1, 2026 (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York as its section states (Section VIII, Provisional And Final Remedies And Special Proceedings), alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
Requirement
(a) Immediately upon the filing of a civil action or proceeding, the Clerk shall assign the action or proceeding to a District Judge and may also assign the action or proceeding to a Magistrate Judge pursuant to the Court’s Assignment Plan. When a civil action or proceeding is assigned to a Magistrate Judge, the Magistrate Judge shall conduct proceedings in accordance with these Rules and 28 U.S.C. § 636 as directed by the District Judge. See L.R. 3.1. (b) All civil cases in which the parties have executed and filed consent forms pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and L.R. 72.2(b) shall be transmitted to the assigned District Judge for approval and referral of the case to a Magistrate Judge, who shall then have the authority to conduct all proceedings and to direct the Clerk to enter final judgment. See L.R. 72.2(b)(3). (c) Prisoner Cases. Unless the Court orders otherwise, any proceeding that an unrepresented prisoner commences, and any proceeding commenced under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254, may, unless the Court orders otherwise, be referred to a Magistrate Judge for the purpose of reviewing applications, petitions and motions in accordance with these Rules and 28 U.S.C. §636. (d) Pro Se Non-Prisoner Cases. Unless the Court orders otherwise, any civil action that a non-prisoner pro se litigant commences shall be referred to a Magistrate Judge for the purpose of review under 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(2) and 28 U.S.C. §1915A when an application to proceed in forma pauperis is filed. (e) Social Security Appeal Cases. (Amended January 1, 2020). Upon the filing of the complaint, the Clerk shall randomly assign social security appeal cases in rotation directly to a Magistrate Judge pursuant to General Order 18. The Clerk shall promptly notify plaintiff's counsel or pro se plaintiff of plaintiff's right to consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Plaintiff has 21 days from receipt of the clerk's notice to file a consent or declination to consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. If plaintiff timely consents, and if the United States does not timely withdraw consent, the case shall be deemed assigned to the Magistrate Judge without the necessity of an order of referral. In the event that the plaintiff does not timely consent, or if the United States timely withdraws its consent, the Clerk shall reassign the case to a U.S. District Judge consistent with General Order #12. Such reassigned cases shall be referred to the same Magistrate Judge to whom the case was originally assigned for all pretrial, non-dispositive matters and for issuance of a report and recommendation. (f) Federal Debt Collection Act Cases. (modified January 1, 2021) 1. The Clerk shall assign a District Judge and a Magistrate Judge in accordance with General Order #12. 2. Any action brought pursuant to the Federal Debt Collection Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., shall be handled on an expedited basis and brought before a Magistrate Judge, or to a District Judge if no Magistrate Judge is available, for an initial determination. 3. If a party requests a hearing, the Clerk shall make a good faith effort to schedule the hearing as soon as practicable, or if requested by the debtor, within five (5) days of the receipt of the request, or “as soon after that as possible” pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 3101(d)(1). 4. If appropriate, the Court shall issue an order directing the Clerk to issue the writ being sought, except that an application under 28 U.S.C. § 3203 for a writ of execution in a post-judgment proceeding shall not require an order of the Court. 5. The assigned Magistrate Judge shall conduct any hearing that may be requested, decide all non-dispositive issues, including a decision on a request for a Final Order of Garnishment, and issue a report- recommendation on any and all dispositive issues. 6. The parties shall file any written objections to the report-recommendation within fourteen (14) days of the filing of same. Without oral argument, the assigned District Judge shall review the report-recommendation along with any objections that the parties have filed.
Source of truth
(a) Immediately upon the filing of a civil action or proceeding, the Clerk shall assign the action or proceeding to a District Judge and may also assign the action or proceeding to a Magistrate Judge pursuant to the Court’s Assignment Plan. When a civil action or proceeding is as
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- January 1, 2026
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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