In Re Kitterman’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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1. “the magistrate shall forthwith certify the facts to a judge of the district court and may serve or cause to be served upon any person whose behavior is brought into question under this section an order requiring such person to appear before a judge of that court upon a day certain to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt by reason of the facts so certified. A judge of the district court shall thereupon, in a summary manner, hear the evidence as to the act or conduct complained of and, if it is such as to warrant punishment, punish such person in the same manner and to the same extent as for a contempt committed before a judge of the court____”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldridge v. Young

2. “We must vacate the contempt order because 28 U.S.C. § 636(d) [now found at 28 U.S.C. § 636(e) ] requires that contemptuous acts committed in the presence of a magistrate or related to proceedings before a magistrate must be referred to a district judge for adjudication.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taberer v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

3. “such additional duties as are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taberer v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.