MAGISTRATE JUDGES UPON CONSENT OF THE PARTIES – 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)
Upon consent of the parties and the entry of an order of referral by a district court judge, magistrate
judges are hereby specifically designated, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conduct trials and
otherwise dispose of any civil case filed in the court. After an order of referral is entered in a case,
a magistrate judge may conduct all proceedings in the case, including the conduct of a jury or
nonjury trial, and may order the entry of a final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
In the course of conducting such proceedings, a magistrate judge may hear and determine any
pretrial and post-trial motions, including case-dispositive motions.
