In cases assigned to a Magistrate Judge as Presiding Judge, but where no consent to the
Magistrate Judge’s jurisdiction has been filed by the parties, any party wishing to file a
stipulation of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41 must expressly
consent to the Magistrate Judge’s jurisdiction in the stipulation of dismissal or file a
consent to the Magistrate Judge’s jurisdiction prior to the filing of the stipulation of
dismissal.
