Withholding Consent. If any party withholds its consent to the exercise of jurisdiction by a

Magistrate Judge, the identity of the parties who consented or of those who withheld their consent shall not be disclosed to the District Judge or to a Magistrate Judge. A District Judge or Magistrate Judge may thereafter remind the parties of the availability of a Magistrate Judge but, in so doing, shall also advise the parties that they are free to withhold their consent without adverse substantive consequences. LOCAL RULES for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT of GEORGIA Page 35 of 60 Rev. June 2016