21.   A magistrate judge is expected to hear evidence and determine whether there is probable cause to try the couple on the charges.

22.   A U.S. magistrate judge ordered Karroum held without bail as a material witness.

23.   A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday ordered that Karroum be held as a material witness.

24.   Had McNall entered a plea, it would have had to be a plea of innocent because federal law prohibits guilty pleas before U.S. magistrate judges.

25.   In deciding whether to grant Awadallah bail, Scheindlin said she looked at new information that had not been available for magistrate judges who earlier denied bail to Awadallah.

26.   Jackson was ordered detained Friday by a U.S. magistrate judge, pending a transfer to Chicago.

27.   Last year, a magistrate judge recommended dismissing the consolidated lawsuit because plaintiffs had made no demands on the corporation before filing it.

28.   Magistrate judges do not receive guilty pleas.

29.   The judge said she had looked at new information that had not been available for magistrate judges who earlier denied bail to Awadallah.

30.   The magistrate judge did not set bail.