Local Rule LR 53.1: Special Master References
S.D. Ga. — Civil rule
LR 53.1 Special Master References.
(a) A Magistrate Judge may serve as a special master subject to the procedures and limitations of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(2) and Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
(b) Where the parties consent, a Magistrate Judge may serve as a special master in any civil case.