On December 12, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada issued General Order 2023-11 designating the magistrate judges of the district to exercise discretion over civil matters and specially designate them to enter final judgements in civil cases, provided all parties to the case consent to proceed before the magistrate judge as indicated in the order.
According to the order, the “…goal of these procedures is to increase the percentage of consent cases to further advance Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s mandate – ‘to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.'”
For more information, see the full text of the order.