Local Rule LR IB 2-1: CONDUCT OF CIVIL TRIALS BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES; CONDUCT OF TRIALS AND DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES UPON CONSENT OF THE PARTIES—28 U.S.C. § 636(c)

LR IB 2-1. CONDUCT OF CIVIL TRIALS BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES; CONDUCT OF TRIALS AND DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASES UPON CONSENT OF THE PARTIES—28 U.S.C. § 636(c)

The magistrate judges of this district are designated to exercise all jurisdiction in civil jury and non-jury cases under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Upon the written consent of the parties and a reference of a civil case by the district judge to a magistrate judge, a magistrate judge may conduct any or all proceedings in the case, including the conduct of a jury or non-jury trial, and may order the entry of a final judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). In conducting those proceedings, a magistrate judge may hear and determine any and all pretrial and post-trial motions filed by the parties, including case-dispositive motions.