CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-0962.United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Monroe Division.
March 21, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER
ROBERT JAMES, District Judge
Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Appeal to District Judge of Magistrate Judge’s Order Denying Motion to Disqualify Counsel (“Defendants’ Appeal”) [Doc. No. 50].
A motion to disqualify counsel is a non-dispositive pre-trial matter. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a), the Court reviews a magistrate judge’s rulings on non-dispositive matters only to determine whether they are clearly erroneous or contrary to law.
Having reviewed and considered Magistrate Judge Karen L. Hayes’ Memorandum Ruling [Doc. No. 47], the parties’ memoranda, and the record in this matter, the Court finds that Magistrate Judge Hayes’ ruling was neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Appeal is DENIED, and Magistrate Judge Hayes’ Ruling is AFFIRMED.
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