What is the procedure for a federal district court to accept, reject or modify a report and recommendation made by a federal magistrate?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Harper v. Hill, Case No.: 3:18-cv-01888-GPC-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2021):
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) and 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) outline the procedures that apply to 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 or 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). Because
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