Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 242, 250 477 U.S. 317, 322 Circuit Courts 829 F.2d 326, 331 14 F.3d 824, 832 239 F.3d 415, 425 371 F.3d 96, 100 403 F.3d 102, 111-112 440 F.3d 104, 112 514 F.3d 184, 191 521 F.3d 169, 183 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) 781 F. Supp. 195, 202