Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 352 U.S. 280, 281 Circuit Courts 957 F.2d 564, 566 991 F.2d 481, 485 53 F.3d 195, 197 160 F.3d 452, 454 185 F.3d 922, 927 223 F.3d 704, 712 245 F.3d 710, 717-718 283 F.3d 969 318 F.3d 832, 844 332 F.3d 1150, 1158 381 F.3d 811, 821 435 F.3d 855, 857-860 440 F.3d 1031, 1034 516 F.3d 1061, 1067-1068 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(2)