Opinion
1:21-cv-5979-GHW
08-18-2021
ALISIA BLAKELY, Plaintiff, v. MTA METRO-NORTH RAILROAD, Defendant.
ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that die parties must discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before die assigned Magistrate Judge.
If both parties consent to proceed before die Magistrate Judge, counsel for die defendant must, no later than September 1, 2021, file on ECF a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is attached to this order (and also available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-Q6/AO-3.pdf). The executed form should be filed on ECF as a “Proposed Order, ” and be described using die “Consent Order” filing event in accordance with ECF Rule 13.18. If die Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before die assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. Any appeal would be taken directly to die United States Court of Appeals for die Second Circuit, as it would be if die consent form were not signed and so ordered.
If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before die assigned Magistrate Judge, die parties must file a joint letter, no later than September 1, 2021, advising die Court that tire parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences.
SO ORDERED.
NOTICE, CONSENT, AND REFERENCE OF A CIVIL ACTION TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Notice of a magistrate judge's availability. A United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action (including a jury or nonjury trial) and to order the entry of a final judgment. The judgment may then be appealed directly to the United States court of appeals like any other judgment of this corm. A magistrate judge may exercise this authority only if all patties voluntarily consent.
You may consent to have your case referred to a magistrate judge, or you may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. The name of any patty withholding consent will not be revealed to any judge who may otherwise be involved with your case.
Consent to a magistrate judge's authority. The following patties consent to have a United States magistrate judge conduct all proceedings in this case including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings.
Printed names of parties and attorney's __________________
Signatures of parties or attorneys __________________
Dates _______
Reference Order
IT IS ORDERED: This case is referred to a United States magistrate judge to conduct all proceedings and order the entry of a final judgment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 73.
Dated: __________________
District Judge's signature __________________
Printed name and title __________________
Note: Return this form to the clerk of court only if you are consenting to the exercise of jurisdiction by a United States magistrate judge. Do not return this form to a judge.