59-2402. District magistrate judges; certification of questions outside judge's jurisdiction.
59-2402
59-2402. District magistrate judges; certificationof questions outside judge's jurisdiction.In any proceeding pending in the district court before a district magistratejudge, when it appears that a decision upon any question of which such judgedoes not have jurisdiction is necessary to a full determination of theproceeding, such question shall be submitted to the chief judge. The chiefjudge may assign the entire case to a district judge or may assign just thequestion to a district judge for determination, after which the case may bereassigned to the district magistrate judge.
History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 270; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 56; L.1977, ch. 112, § 19;L. 1986, ch. 115, § 84;L. 1999, ch. 57, § 48; July 1.