EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Litigants may permit magistrate judges to decide civil cases. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). An appeal from the magistrate judge's decision comes straight to the court of appeals. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(3). But unless all parties consent on the record, the magistrate judge may do no more than make a recommendation, and the parties must present their objections to the district court. Our staff therefore looks closely at appeals from magistrate...
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