Magistrate Judges - Consent Authority

(a) With the consent of the parties, each full-time United States 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 a case. (c) The joint form of consent shall be executed by the parties unless one of the parties is a pro se prisoner, in which case separate consent forms may be submitted. (d) After the consent form has been executed and filed, the clerk shall transmit it to the assigned district judge for approval and reference of the case to the assigned magistrate judge for all further proceedings.

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DISTRICT COURTS AND CLERKS.