Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 317, 322 490 U.S. 228, 241-242 Circuit Courts 143 F.3d 1103, 1111 280 F.3d 893, 897 347 F.3d 1041, 1044 398 F.3d 998, 1003 431 F.3d 325, 332 481 F.3d 1046, 1050-1053 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e) Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 901(a)