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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

17-579

Issue: Whether a magistrate judge has the authority to dismiss a pro se plaintiff’s frivolous or meritless lawsuit when the plaintiff has consented to the magistrate’s authority under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), but the defendant has not yet been served.

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Nov. 16, 2017, 8:02 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/11/petition-of-the-day-1265/