Fill and Sign the Consent to Trial Before United States Magistrate Form

Local Rule 73.1(b)CONSENT TO TRIAL BEFORE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE __________________________ (b) Conduct of Trials and Disposition of Civil Cases Upon Consent of the Parties [28 U.S.C. 636(c)]. (1) Consent. The Magistrate Judge located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, or such other magistrate judge as may be designated by the Court, may conduct any or all proceedings in any civil case which is filed in this Court, including the conduct of a jury ornon-jury trial, and may order the entry of final judgment, in accordance with 28 U.S.C.636(c). In the course of conducting such proceedings upon consent of the parties, suchmagistrate judge may hear and determine any and all pretrial and post-trial motions whichare filed by the parties, including case dispositive motions. (2) Notice to Parties. The Clerk of Court shall notify the parties in all civil cases that they may consent to have a magistrate judge conduct any or all proceedings in the case and order the entry of final judgment. Notice shall be handed to or mailed to theplaintiff or his representative at the time an action is filed. Notice shall be representative atthe time an action is filed. Notice shall be attached to copies of the complaint andsummons to be served on defendants. Additional Notice may be furnished to the parties at later stages of the proceedings and may be included with pretrial notices andinstructions. (3) Consent Form. It is not necessary for one consent form to be executed by all the parties; each party may separately sign a consent form and file itindividually with the Clerk of Court. Each party shall serve a copy of the executed consentform on all other parties at the time of filing. In the event one or more of the parties fail tofile a consent form, the matter shall proceed before a district judge, unless leave of court toproceed before a magistrate judge is first obtained. No consent form will be madeavailable, nor will its contents be made known to any judge or magistrate judge, unless allparties made known to any judge or magistrate judge, unless all parties have consented toreference to a magistrate judge. (4) After Consent Form Executed. After the consent form has been executed and filed, the Clerk of Court shall transmit it to the trial judge to whom the casehas been assigned for order of referral of the case to a magistrate judge. Thereafter, amagistrate judge shall have the authority to conduct any and all proceedings to which theparties have consented and to direct the Clerk of Court to enter a final judgment in thesame manner as if a district judge had presided, provided consent for such action hasbeen given. November 30, 1996 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING STIPULATION OF CONSENT TO TRIAL BEFORE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE AND CONSENT TO APPEAL TO UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS The undersigned parties, by and through their attorneys, are fully aware of the right to trial of the captioned proceeding before a Judge of the United States District Court for this District and do hereby specifically waive trial before the District Judge and consent to (jury/non-jury) trial before a United States Magistrate Judge and specifically authorize entryof final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c),Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 and U.S.D.C.L.R. 73.1(b)(1). Plaintiff(s) Defendant(s) _____________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________ ____________________________ Dated this _______ day of _____________, ________. 2008 ORDER OF REFERENCE IT HEREBY ORDERED that this case be referred to the Honorable , United States Magistrate Judge, for all further proceedings and the entry of final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 and theforegoing consent of the parties. _________________ ____________________________________ Date United States District Judge William C. Beaman