ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Lee Odith Wickline seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the district court to vacate its order referring his civil rights case to the magistrate for a jury trial without his consent. Because we conclude that no statutory authority exists for nonconsensual reference of a prison conditions case to a magistrate for jury trial, we grant the writ.
I. Background
Petitioner, an inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary, filed...
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