• United States bankruptcy and magistrate judges;
• United States courts of appeals;
• the United States Court of Federal Claims; and
• the district courts of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
• criminal cases and proceedings; and
• contempt proceedings, except those in which the court may act summarily.
(d) EXCEPTIONS. These rules — except for those on privilege — do not apply to the following:
(2) grand-jury proceedings; and
(3) miscellaneous proceedings such as:
• issuing an arrest warrant, criminal summons, or search warrant;
• a preliminary examination in a criminal case;
• sentencing;
• granting or revoking probation or supervised release; and
• considering whether to release on bail or otherwise.
