Legal Opinion
Robert Ito Farm, Inc. v. County of Maui
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2016No. 15-15246PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURGUIA, Circuit Judge:
A magistrate judge may exercise jurisdiction over a civil action “[ujpon the consent of the parties.” 28 U.S.C; § 636(c)(1). This case requires us to decide whether the consent of a prospective intervenor— that is, one who wants to intervene but has not yet been allowed to do so—is necessary, for a magistrate judge to rale on a motion to intervene. We hold that prospective intervenors are not “parties” for purposes of § 636(c)(1), and a magistrate judge who has the consent of the named parties to the suit may rale on a prospective intervenor’s motion to intervene…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors in ActionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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- Pacemaker Diagnostic Clinic of America, Inc., a Corporation, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. Instromedix, Inc., a Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Donnelly v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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