JAN j 6 2010 - United States District Court

another party's objections to a Magistrate Judge's order on a non-dispositive
motion determined under Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1)(A).
(1997) Section (a)(2) repeals automatic stay provision of government appeal of
bond order and recognizes Magistrate Judge's authority to exercise discretion
to stay release order.
(1998) Magistrate Judge Rule 4 (d) is deleted in favor of Federal Rule of
Criminal Procedure 58, but retains a modified title and a cross-reference to
Rule 58 to avoid confusion about the proper procedure for misdemeanor appeals.
Magistrate Judge Rule 4(e)(2) is deleted to conform to the 1997 amendments to
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 73(d), 74, 75 and 76, which abrogated the
optional appeal route from a Magistrate Judge to a District Judge.
(1999) Magistrate Judge Rules 4 (a) (1) and (b) are amended to impose page
limitations on objections, and responses to objections, to Magistrate Judges'
non-dispositive orders under Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1)(A)
and reports and recommendations under Title 28, United States Code, Section
636(b)(1)(B)>.
MAGISTRATE FORMS
Notice of Right to Consent to Disposition of a Civil Case by a United States
Magistrate Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
In accordance with the provisions of Title 28, United States Code, Section
636(c), you are hereby notified that the full-time Magistrate Judges of this
District, in addition to their other duties, may, upon the consent of all the
parties in a civil case, conduct any or all proceedings in a civil case,
including a jury or non-jury trial, and order the entry of a final judgment.
Copies of appropriate consent forms for this purpose are available from the
Clerk of the Court.
You should be aware that your decision to consent, or not to consent, to the
referral of your case to a Magistrate Judge for disposition is entirely
voluntary and should be communicated solely to the Clerk of the Court. Only if
all the parties to the case consent to the reference to a Magistrate Judge will
either a District Judge or Magistrate Judge be informed of your decision.
Your opportunity to have your case disposed of by a Magistrate Judge is subject
to the discretion of the Court. Accordingly, the District Judge to whom your
case is assigned must approve the reference of the case to a Magistrate Judge
for disposition, by Order of Reference.
Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2007.
Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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