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Garcia v. U.S.

Facts

The plaintiff filed a pro se complaint in the Southern District of Texas, which was then transferred to the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiff later filed a notice of appeal identifying three orders, including a transfer order and orders from magistrate judges denying a motion to file an amended complaint and striking a filing made after the transfer.

Issue

Whether the court had jurisdiction to review the orders issued by the magistrate judges in the absence of the parties' consent.

Rule

Without the parties' consent to have a magistrate judge preside over the case, the orders were reviewable only by appeal to the district court, as per Colburn v. Bunge Towing, Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989) and 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A).

Without the parties' consent to have a magistrate judge preside over the case, these orders were reviewable only by appeal to the district court. Colburn v. Bunge Towing, Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989); see also 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A).

Analysis

The court applied the rule by determining that since the parties did not consent to the magistrate judge's authority, the orders issued by the magistrate judges were not subject to review by the appellate court. Consequently, the court found that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal.

Conclusion

The appeal is therefore DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction.

Who won?

The U.S. Government prevailed in the case as the court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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