Opinion
24-cv-132-jdp 24-cv-167-jdp 24- cv-204-jdp 24- cv-205-jdp
06-03-2024
ANNAMALAI ANNAMALAI, Petitioner, v. WARDEN EMMERICH, Respondent. ANNAMALAI ANNAMALAI, Petitioner, v. EVERICH, Respondent. ANNAMALAI ANNAMALAI, Petitioner, v. WARDEN EMMERICH, Respondent. ANNAMALAI ANNAMALAI, Petitioner, v. WARDEN EMMERICH, Respondent.
ORDER
JAMES D. PETERSON District Judge.
Petitioner Annamalai Annamalai asks me to vacate the orders that magistrate judges have entered in the above cases, contending that they lacked jurisdiction to enter those orders because he didn't consent to their jurisdiction. I will deny these motions.
As allowed under federal law, the court has adopted Local Rule 2, which authorizes magistrate judges to “hear and determine any pretrial matter pending before this court.” Consent of the parties is not required to have the magistrate judge serve this function. Having the magistrate judge decide nondispositive matters allows the presiding judge to focus on case-dispositive decisions, which keeps cases from getting bogged down.
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Dkt. 20 in 24-cv-132-jdp, Dkt. 10 in 24-cv-167-jdp, Dkt. 8 in 24-cv-204-jdp, and Dkt. 9 in 24-cv-205-jdp are DENIED.
2. The clerk of court is directed to send petitioner Annamalai Annamalai a copy of this order.