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M.D.N.C. LR 73.1
Consent to Civil Trial Jurisdiction
(a) Consent to Exercise of Civil Trial Jurisdiction.
(1) The consent of a party to the exercise of civil trial jurisdiction authorized in
28 U.S.C. §§ 636(c)(1) may be communicated to the clerk by letter, or by a form
available in the clerk's office, signed by the party or the party's attorney, or by any other
manner provided for by law.
(2) The consent of a party will be placed in the public court file only when the
Court has ordered the case referred to a Magistrate Judge.
(b) Withdrawal of Consent. After a case has been referred, the consent of the
parties to the exercise of a Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction may not be withdrawn without
the approval of the District Judge who signed the order of reference.
(c) Reference Discretionary. Reference of a case to a Magistrate Judge after
consent of all parties is within the discretion of the Court.
Provenance
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- www.ncmd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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