Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1) Circuit Courts 734 F.2d 495, 499 822 F.2d 946, 949 90 F.3d 1496, 1500-1501 98 F.3d 542, 547 162 F.3d 576, 581 232 F.3d 754, 757 256 F.3d 1013, 1016 269 F.3d 1220, 1239 450 F.3d 1132, 1139 469 F.3d 870, 893 474 F.3d 675, 685 503 F.3d 1135, 1146 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1)