Local Rule LCR 73: MAGISTRATE JUDGES; TRIAL BY CONSENT
W.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCR 73
MAGISTRATE JUDGES; TRIAL BY CONSENT
(a) Trial by Consent
When authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and subject to the consent of the parties, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a trial. In cases that are direct assigned to a magistrate judge, all parties must be provided with a declination of consent form approved by the court. In cases that are assigned to a district judge, the clerk may seek consent of the parties, or parties may request at any time that the court reassign the case to a magistrate judge.
More information regarding magistrate judges and the assignment of cases to them can be found on the court's website and in this district's United States Magistrate Judges' Rules.