925 F.2d 1462
Unpublished DispositionNOTICE: Sixth Circuit Rule 24(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Sixth Circuit.Buster CHANDLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 91-5007.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Feb. 21, 1991.

1
Before NATHANIEL R. JONES and DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and JOINER, Senior District Judge.*

ORDER

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This appeal has been referred to this panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.


3
A review of the documents before the court indicates that on December 17, 1990, the magistrate in the district court entered a report and recommendation recommending that the case be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  On December 21, 1990, the magistrate entered an order denying a motion to stay a state court hearing.  Appellant appealed on December 26, 1990.


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An order of the magistrate is not appealable unless the magistrate is given plenary jurisdiction by the district court and by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 636(c)(1).    Tripati v. Rison, 847 F.2d 548, 548-49 (9th Cir.1988) (per curiam);  McGraw v. Connelly (In re Bell & Beckwith), 838 F.2d 844, 848 n. 5 (6th Cir.1988);  Ambrose v. Welch, 729 F.2d 1084, 1085 (6th Cir.1984) (per curiam).  The magistrate was not given plenary jurisdiction in this case.


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It is ORDERED that the appeal be, and it hereby is, dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  Rule 9(b)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.



*
 The Honorable Charles W. Joiner, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation


