Authority of United States Magistrate Judges

Any magistrate judge is authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred on magistrate judges by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), (c), and (g), and 18 U.S.C. § 3401(i), and to exercise the powers enumerated in Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 5, 8, 9, and 10, and the Rules Governing Section 2254 and 2255 Proceedings in accordance with the standards and criteria established in 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 104 District of Maine Local Rules