ORDER

TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on Plaintiff Ali Khansa's Motion to Remand. (Doc. 10). Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation responded. (Doc. 17). On July 19, 2019, the Court held a hearing on the motion, the record of which is incorporated herein. (Doc. 22).

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED:

DONE AND ORDERED.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

With the parties' consent, a district judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) can refer any civil matter to a magistrate judge for any or all proceedings, including the resolution of any motion, a jury or non-jury trial, and entry of final judgment. Although the same law, rules, and procedure govern before both the district judge and the magistrate judge, reference to the magistrate judge often results in an earlier and more reliable trial date (a magistrate judge's trial calendar need not accommodate criminal trials, which are subject to the requirement of constitutional and statutory "speedy trial"). A final judgment entered by the magistrate judge is appealable directly to the United States Court of Appeals.

The parties can formalize consent to the magistrate judge on an AO 85 "Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge," a copy of which is attached. Consent requires the signature of each party's counsel and the signature of any unrepresented party. The district judges of the Middle District of Florida request that each party and each counsel carefully consider the benefits to the public, to the court, and to the parties of consent to proceed before the magistrate judge. Of course, consent is entirely voluntary, and — without any adverse substantive consequence — a party for any reason can withhold consent and continue the action before the district judge.