W.D.N.C. LCvR 72.1

(a) United States Magistrate Judges are Authorized and Designated to Exercise the

Following Functions and Duties Regarding Civil Actions in this district:

(1) To perform the duties prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 636(a);

(2) To hear and decide non-dispositive procedural or discovery motions and

other pretrial matters, as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A);

(3) To hear any dispositive motions involving cases in which the parties have

not consented to jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge, and thereafter to submit to the

United States District Judge proposed findings of fact and recommendations for disposition of

such motions, as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B);

(4) To make a final determination on any dispositive motion in a case wherein

the parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge, subject to right

of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit;

(5) To serve as a special master in appropriate civil cases in accordance with

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(2) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 53;

(6) Upon the consent of all parties, to conduct jury voir dire in civil cases when

designated by the United States District Judge to do so on a case-by-case basis;

(7) To accept petit jury verdicts in civil cases in the absence of a United States

District Judge;

(8) Upon the consent of all parties, to conduct the trial and order entry of

judgment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636(c);

(9) To issue orders or warrants authorizing acts necessary in the performance

of the duties of administrative and regulatory agencies and departments of the United States

government pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3);

(10) To conduct proceedings of the Court under the Federal Debt Collection

Procedures Act, consistent with the Constitution and the laws of the United States as authorized

by 28 U.S.C. § 3008; and

(11) To perform any additional duties consistent with the Constitution or the

laws of the United States, as shall be assigned or delegated by the district court.

(b) Standing Orders of Reference. In addition to the above paragraph, a United States

District Judge may enter a Standing Order of Reference concerning the extent to which such

judge’s matters are referred to United States Magistrate Judges.