UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
IN RE: CONSENT TO MAGISTRATE Standing Order No. 2025-2
JUDGE JURISDICTION PURSUANT
TO 28 U.S.C. § 636
ORDER
1. Civil Cases Initially Assigned to a Full-Time Magistrate Judge
With the exception of cases seeking review of the decision of the Commissioner of Social
Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405, and notwithstanding the process set forth in Local Rule 16-l(b),
the requirements described in this section apply in any civil case initially randomly assigned to a
full-time Magistrate Judge. Consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge is presumed at
case assignment. After all parties have appeared in the case, and after any party later appears in
the case (such as after an amended complaint that adds a party), the Court will issue a notice
setting a deadline for any party wishing to decline the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge to file
a declination of consent. Where no declinations of consent are timely filed, the record will
confirm the parties' consent. P arties who did not timely decline consent may not do so after the
deadline for declination of consent and will be deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily
consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
If a declination of consent is filed, the identity of the declining party will not be
communicated to any judge. The Magistrate Judge will remain responsible for all case
management and scheduling activities, will hear and decide all non-dispositive pretrial and
discovery matters, and will consider dispositive motions by issuing Findings and
Recommendations. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, Standing Order 07-mc-9207.
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Any declining party may change their position on consent by filing the Consent to
Jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge form at any point during the proceedings up until the deadline
set by the Magistrate Judge, or if no deadline is set, no later than the filing of dispositive
motions, though it is strongly encouraged to consent as early as possible and preferably prior to
the filing of dispositive motions.
2. Civil Cases Initially Assigned to a District Judge or Part-Time Magistrate Judge
With the exception of cases seeking review of the decision of the Commissioner of Social
Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405, in civil cases initially randomly assigned to a District Judge or
part-time Magistrate Judge, the Court will issue the plaintiff a Consent to Jurisdiction by a
Magistrate Judge form to serve on all parties. The consent form affords each party an initial
opportunity to consent to having a Magistrate Judge assume complete jurisdiction over the case,
including trial and entry of judgment. Upon full consent of all the parties, cases initially
assigned to a District Judge will be randomly assigned to a Magistrate Judge. Although a party
may decide to consent to jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge at any point in the proceedings up
until the deadline set by the presiding judge; or if no deadline is set, at the filing of dispositive
motions, it is strongly encouraged to consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction as early as
possible.
In civil cases initially assigned to a District Judge, if all parties do not consent to
Magistrate Judge jurisdiction, the assigned District Judge will remain the presiding judge for all
purposes.
In civil cases initially assigned to a part-time Magistrate Judge where there is not full
consent, the Magistrate Judge will still remain responsible for all case management and
scheduling activities, will hear and decide all non-dispositive pretrial and discovery matters, and
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will consider dispositive motions by issuing Findings and Recommendations. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
72, Standing Order 07-mc-9207.
3. Consent Procedures in Social Security Cases
Standing Order 2024-1, In Re: Plaintiff's Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 in Social Security Cases, remains in effect and governs the
procedure for consent to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge in cases seeking review of the
decision of the Commissioner of Social Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405.
This Order takes effect March 4, 2025, and will apply to qualifying cases filed on or after
that date. On behalf of the Court, it is so ordered.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this � day of January 2025.
MICHAEL J. MCSHANE
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT illDGE
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