Automatic Referral of Cases

The clerk must automatically refer the following categories of civil cases to the magistrate judges pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b) and/or 636(c), as applicable, conditioned upon consent of the parties, if required by statute: (A) Applications for post-trial relief, except in capital cases and in motions to vacate sentences pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255, made by individuals convicted of criminal offenses, prisoner petitions challenging the conditions of confinement, and prisoner cases brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983; (B) Appeals brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g), i.e., judicial review of Social Security decisions; (C) Employment discrimination cases brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000(e); (D) Petitions to enforce an Internal Revenue Service summons; (E) (F) Applications for an order authorizing entry upon and search of premises in order to effect levy and seize pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6331; Applications by an appropriate representative of the United States for the issuance of administrative inspection orders or warrants. [Amended February 1, 2011]