(a) Each party who consents to exercise of the court's jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge shall indicate
that consent by filing with the Clerk the appropriate form. Parties shall not communicate their
consent, or withholding of consent, directly to a District Judge or a Magistrate Judge. Consent to the
exercise of the Court's jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge does not waive a party's objection to any
jurisdiction being exercised by the Court over it.
(b) Consent to disposition of the case by a Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) must be
communicated to the Clerk on the appropriate form within six months after commencement of the
action or at least sixty (60) days prior to any scheduled trial date, whichever first occurs.
