Local Rule Rule 73.1: CONSENT TO TRIAL AND DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGES

Rule 73.1 CONSENT TO TRIAL AND DISPOSITION OF CIVIL CASE BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGES

(a) Consent. Upon written consent of the parties, a full time Magistrate Judge for the District of Wyoming may conduct any or all proceedings in any civil case which is filed in this Court [28 U.S.C. § 636]. A form of consent is available on the Court's website: https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/forms.

(b) Random Case Assignments. The Court will randomly assign civil cases to a full-time magistrate judge as the trial judge to preside over all non-dispositive and dispositive motions, evidentiary hearings and trial. These random assignments will exclude prisoner cases, cases seeking injunctive relief and social security/bankruptcy appeals. The Court will determine the percentage of civil cases to be assigned to each magistrate judge.

In those civil cases fully assigned to a magistrate judge, each party shall execute and mail/email to the Clerk's Office within fourteen (14) days from the filing of an answer or other responsive filing (i.e., a motion to dismiss) either a written consent to the exercise of authority by the full-time magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), or a written election to have the action reassigned to a district judge.