LCvR73 – Magistrate Judges: Trial by Consent; Appeal

LCvR73-1 Magistrate Judges - Consent Authority.

(a)

With the consent of the parties, each full-time magistrate judge appointed by this Court is specifically designated to exercise the authority and jurisdiction provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, to conduct any or all proceedings in a jury or non-jury civil matter and to order the entry of judgment in the case.

(b)

The parties may consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction at any time during the pendency of the case.

(c)

The Consent to a Magistrate Judge for Trial (Form AO-85), available on the Court’s website, shall be jointly executed by the parties unless one of the parties is a pro se prisoner, in which case separate consent forms may be submitted. The consent form(s) shall be submitted to the Court in compliance with the Procedure for Submitting Proposed Documents to the Court, available on the Court’s website.