with finality the duties of the parties”). In contrast, a motion is nondispositive where it does not dispose of “a claim or defense of a party.” In re U.S. Healthcare, 159 F.3d 142, 146 (3d Cir. 1998). In reviewing a Magistrate Judge’s nondispositive order, a district court will modify or vacate any portion of the Magistrate Judge’s order that is found to be “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); see also Anthony ex rel. Lewis v. Abbott, 289 F. Supp. 2d 667, 671 (D.V.I. 2003). On review of a Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation of a dispositive matter, however, the Court mus s post-judgment order disposes of a statutory right of a party. See, e.g., Estate of Conners by Meredith v. O’Connor, 6 F.3d 656, 658 (9th Cir. 1993) (<HOLDING>). Similar to a post trial motion for attorney’s
holding that the magistrate judge lacked the authority to determine a posttrial motion for attorneys fees because such a motion disposes of a claim of a party holding that oncors request for the trial judge rather than the jury to determine the reasonableness of its attorneys fees and the failure to submit the question of attorneys fees to the jury resulted in a waiver of oncors claim for the recovery of attorneys fees holding that trial judge did not err in refusing to transfer to another judge defendants motion for substitution of judge for cause where defendants motion lacked specificity holding that a postconsent reference order signed by the district judge was required to vest authority in a magistrate judge for disposition of a summary judgment motion holding motion for attorneys fees was necessary predicate