Legal Opinion
Church v. Steller
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 2, 1999No. 1:97-cv-00856PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
HOMER, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiffs have moved this Court for an order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(e) certifying facts to the district court which plaintiffs contend constitute contempt of a settlement agreement “so ordered” by the Court. Docket Nos. 64-66. 2 For the reasons which follow, that motion is granted.
I. 28 U.S.C. § 636(e)(1)
The jurisdiction of a magistrate judge derives from the Federal Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636. The jurisdiction of a magistrate judge on a motion for contempt is described in section 636(e) in pertinent part as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Howard v. Collins, and United States of America, Intervenor v. William Foreman, Vincent Pilleters and Terry WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Canterbury Belts Ltd v. Lane Walker Rudkin, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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