(August 7, 2017, 1:21 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A trial court’s treatment of a motion to enforce in a racial bias suit that was reviewed by a federal magistrate judge constituted a “significant procedural defect” under the Federal Magistrates Act, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 2, vacating the trial court’s ruling for the employer (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. City of Long Branch, No. 16-2514, 3rd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 14151)....