What is the procedure for a federal district court to accept or modify a recommendation made by a federal magistrate?
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The following excerpt is from Chilcote v. Sherman, Case No.: 3:17-cv-0061-GPC-PCL (S.D. Cal. 2018):
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) and 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) outline the procedure regarding the district court's treatment of a magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings of recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(C); see also United States v. Raddatz, 447 U.S. 667, 675 (1980).
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