Delano M. Medina v. Dean Williams, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections

Summary

The court held that a district court magistrate may hear a habeas corpus petition only with the parties' consent because habeas proceedings are not among the matters magistrates may hear without consent. Medina timely objected to magistrate jurisdiction, so the magistrate lacked authority to dismiss his petition. The court reversed the dismissal and remanded for consideration by a district court judge.