Arizona Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge is a procedure that allows parties in a civil dispute to agree to have a Magistrate Judge, instead of a district court judge, hear and decide certain kinds of dispositive motions. Under this procedure, the parties agree to have a Magistrate Judge rule on a motion that, if granted, would end the case. There are two types of Arizona Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge: voluntary and mandatory. Voluntary Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge is when the parties agree to allow the Magistrate Judge to decide the motion. Mandatory Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge is when, due to a certain rule or statute, a Magistrate Judge must hear and decide the motion. In either case, the parties must file the Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Dispositive Motion to a Magistrate Judge with the court before the motion can be heard by the Magistrate Judge. The document must include a notice that the parties are consenting to have the Magistrate Judge decides the motion, along with a reference to the specific rule or statute that applies.