Warrant Applications in Pending Criminal Cases
Under
Rule 41 of the Local Criminal Rules, any and all search warrants or seizure
warrants related to a criminal case assigned to Judge Kness are to be brought
to him for consideration, not to the duty magistrate judge, the designated
magistrate judge, or the emergency judge.
Rule
41 of the Local Criminal Rules states in pertinent part:
LCrR41
Search Warrants
(a) Submission of warrant applications. Except
for matters that are reserved for the Chief Judge (for example, in LCrR50.2 (2)
and LCrR6.1) and as provided in (b), applications for search warrants or
seizure warrants must be submitted to the duty magistrate judge.
(b) A district judge may issue a standing order
that search warrants or seizure warrants related to a case assigned to that
judge must be brought to that judge.
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