Rule 72
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Rule 72 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs how parties may object to and seek review of decisions made by magistrate judges in civil cases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rule 72 canonical | 1 |
| Rule 72(b) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T700933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule 72 Context triple: [United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, containsPart, Rule 72]
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A.
Rule of Four
The Rule of Four refers to the system of government established by the Roman emperor Diocletian in which the empire was jointly ruled by two senior emperors (Augusti) and two junior emperors (Caesares).
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B.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
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C.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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D.
Settle
Settle is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, known as a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
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E.
When the Nines Roll Over
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule 72 Target entity description: Rule 72 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs how parties may object to and seek review of decisions made by magistrate judges in civil cases.
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A.
Rule of Four
The Rule of Four refers to the system of government established by the Roman emperor Diocletian in which the empire was jointly ruled by two senior emperors (Augusti) and two junior emperors (Caesares).
-
B.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
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C.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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D.
Settle
Settle is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, known as a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
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E.
When the Nines Roll Over
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment in modern urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
procedural rule
ⓘ
provision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ rule subsection ⓘ rule subsection ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil cases
ⓘ
dispositive matters handled by magistrate judges ⓘ parties in civil actions ⓘ pretrial matters decided by magistrate judges ⓘ |
| authoritySource | Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077 ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
United States district courts
ⓘ
parties in federal civil litigation ⓘ |
| citationForm | Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 ⓘ |
| consequenceOfNoncompliance | waiver of appellate review in many circuits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doesNotApplyTo |
criminal procedure rules
ⓘ
state court proceedings ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Supreme Court of the United States under the Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| governs |
dispositive motions
ⓘ
habeas corpus applications ⓘ nondispositive pretrial matters ⓘ objections to magistrate judge decisions ⓘ prisoner petitions ⓘ review of magistrate judge decisions ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Rule 72(a)
ⓘ
Rule 72 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 72(b)
|
| implementedBy | local rules of federal district courts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. federal courts
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal courts
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil procedure ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal civil procedure
|
| partOf |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
|
| purpose | to provide a mechanism for district court review of magistrate judge decisions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
28 U.S.C. § 636
ⓘ
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
|
| requires |
magistrate judge to enter proposed findings and recommendations
ⓘ
specific written objections ⓘ timely objections to magistrate judge orders ⓘ timely objections to magistrate judge recommendations ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | district judge ⓘ |
| scope | federal civil proceedings only ⓘ |
| setsTimeLimit |
14 days for filing objections
ⓘ
14 days for objections to nondispositive orders ⓘ 14 days for objections to proposed findings and recommendations ⓘ |
| standardOfReview |
clearly erroneous or contrary to law
ⓘ
de novo review ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | magistrate judge authority and review ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rule 72 Description of subject: Rule 72 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs how parties may object to and seek review of decisions made by magistrate judges in civil cases.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rule 72(b)