United States Ex Rel. Mueller v. Eckerd Corp.

ORDER

KOYACHEVICH, Chief Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon filing of Objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Order Concerning Ex Parte Interviews of Eckerd Corporation Nonmanagerial Employees, dated November 20, 1998 (Docket No. 85) by Plaintiffs, the United States of America and the State of Florida.

Standard of Review

Pursuant to Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the District Judge should use the clearly erroneous standard when reviewing a magistrate judge’s order. Rule 72(a) provides:

A magistrate to whom a pretrial matter not dispositive of a claim or defense of a party…