U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
(a) Consent to Exercise Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge.
Upon filing a complaint, the Clerk shall furnish the plaintiff a "Consent to Exercise of
Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge" and sufficient additional copies of the
Consent to be attached to the complaint for service by the plaintiff on each defendant.
(b) Filing. At such time as all parties have executed and filed a consent with
the Clerk and the District Judge has determined that the case should be reassigned to a
Magistrate Judge, an order of reassignment will be signed, unless the case has already
been assigned to a Magistrate Judge.
(c) Magistrate Judge Initials in Case Number. The Clerk, by appropriate
designation, will indicate on the civil docket that the matter has been reassigned to a
particular Magistrate Judge. When a case has been reassigned to a Magistrate Judge, all
further pleadings and other documents will bear the Magistrate Judge's initials.
(d) Assignment of Cases by Automated Random Selection. The parties may
not consent to trial before a particular Magistrate Judge. Cases will be assigned within
each division equally among the Magistrate Judges of the division by the Clerk (or by the
deputy designated by the Clerk) by automated random selection and in such a manner so
that neither the Clerk nor any parties or their attorneys shall be able to make a deliberate
choice for a particular case. The cases so assigned shall remain with the Magistrate
Judge to whom assigned unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
F.R.Civ.P. 74. (Abrogated.)
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Civ.P. 75. (Abrogated.)
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Civ.P. 76. (Abrogated.)
(NO LOCAL RULE)
Title X. District Courts and Clerks: Conducting Business; Issuing Orders
F.R.Civ.P. 77. Conducting Business; Clerk's Authority;
Notice of an Order or Judgment
