United States v. Friel

ORDER ON PENDING MOTIONS

HORNBY, District Judge.

1. Objections to Magistrate [Judge] Cohen’s Denial of Motions and to His Participation in General (Docket Item 154-)

The objections are Overruled. Magistrate Judge Cohen is acting within his statutory authority, 28 U.S.C. § 636 (2000), and the Local Rules of this Court. The rulings he has made on nondispositive matters are neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law. Fed.R.Crim.P. 59(a). On Judge Cohen’s dispositive recommendations, I have made an independent de novo review, and I adopt his conclusions as my own. Fed.R.Crim.P. 59(b). I also…