Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) Supreme Court 447 U.S. 667, 673 460 U.S. 605, 618 477 U.S. 242, 255 477 U.S. 317, 324 497 U.S. 871, 897 498 U.S. 269, 276 Circuit Courts 813 F.2d 810, 814 69 F.3d 864, 866 316 F.3d 758, 760 347 F.3d 1041, 1044 422 F.3d 630, 638 457 F.3d 872, 876 477 F.3d 616, 620 490 F.3d 641, 644 529 F.3d 828, 831 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)