Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Arn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 27, 1986No. 84-5630PublishedCited by 30,002 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
In 1976, Congress amended §101 of the Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U. S. C. § 636, to provide that a United States district judge may refer dispositive pretrial motions, and petitions for writ of habeas corpus, to a magistrate, who shall conduct appropriate proceedings and recommend dispo*142sitions. Pub. L. 94-577, 90 Stat. 2729.1 The amendments also provide that any party that disagrees with the magistrate’s recommendations "may serve and file written objections” to the magistrate’s report, and thus obtain de novo review by the district judge.2 The question presented is whether a court of…
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