ROSS, Circuit Judge.
A question of importance to the effective administration of justice is raised on this appeal—whether a district court rule, which permits a judge to delegate to a magistrate the power to hold preliminary evidentiary hearings in federal and state habeas corpus cases is valid. We give a qualified affirmative answer to that question.
The question arises out of a prisoner petition filed with the United States District Court for the...
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