Roy E. Merritt, Cross-Appellants v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Dixon L. Pyles and C. R. McRae Cross-Appellees

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• “[D]iscovery issues are by definition pretrial matters,” and a magistrate judge has “the authority under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) to enter non-dispositive discovery orders.”
• “[D]iscovery issues are by definition pretrial matters,” and a magistrate judge has “the authority under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) to enter non-dispositive discovery orders.”
• “[A]n award of expenses is mandatory against a party whose conduct necessitated a motion to compel discovery…”
• magistrate judge’s postjudgment award of discovery expenses was still considered a pretrial matter pending before the court
• magistrate's award of discovery expenses after judgment is still a pretrial matter
• “[A] magistrate[judge’s nondispositive orders] are reviewable under the ‘clearly erroneous and contrary to law’ standard; they are not subject to a de novo determination as are a magistrate[judge’s] proposed findings and recommendations.”

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