Local Rule LR 72.2: Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction
N.D. Ala. — General rule
LR 72.2 Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction.
(a) The full time Magistrate Judges of this Court are authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636c) upon consent of the parties to a case.
(b) Procedures outlining the assignment and re-assignment of civil cases to the Magistrate Judges are contained in the General and Standing Orders of the Court.