Consent to Proceed Before a Pre-Trial Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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(a) Designation of Magistrate Judge on Cases Not Assigned to a Trial Magistrate Judge. By consent of all parties, the assigned pre-trial Magistrate Judge may preside over any dispositive matter, including trial. (b) Form of Consent. Parties wishing to consent must jointly complete and submit a (c) form entitled "Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion (or Civil Action) to a Magistrate Judge" (available at www.nmd.uscourts.gov).
If the parties consent to the originally assigned pre-trial Magistrate Judge as the trial judge, another Magistrate Judge will be assigned to the case as the pre-trial Magistrate Judge.