REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case requires that we decide whether the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636 (Supp. V 1982), authorizes a district court to refer a prisoner's civil rights action to a United States magistrate for jury trial without the parties' consent. Holding that the statute does not authorize such a reference, we vacate the district court's order of dismissal and remand.
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