Opinion
14 Civ. 9148 (AT) (BCM)
07-28-2022
BENJAMIN CASE, JENNIFER KLEIN, and MARK KUSHNEIR, Plaintiffs, v. THE CITY OF NEW YORK, JOSEPH ESPOSITO, New York City Police Department “NYPD” Chief of Department, DAVID GROHT, NYPD Lieutenant, LAWRENCE PAPOLA, NYPD Sergeant, Shield No. 03646, BENJAMIN ALMONTE, NYPD Officer, Shield No. 29182, FIRST NAME UNKNOWN “FNU” DOWNES, NYPD Officer, Shield No. Unknown, DMITRY TVERDOKHLEB, NYPD Officer, Shield No. 27018, and MICHAEL MALDONADO, NYPD Officer, Shield No. 23573, Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE
Trial has been scheduled in this matter to begin on October 2, 2023. ECF No. 165. Because of the substantial backlog of trial-ready cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this date is only tentative, and the trial may be delayed further. The parties are reminded that they may consent to proceed before the Honorable Barbara C. Moses, who would then oversee the trial and resolve any pending matters before the Court.
If the parties consent to Judge Moses's jurisdiction, by August 4, 2022, they shall file a hilly executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, available at https://nysd.uscomls.gov/node/754 on the docket. The parties are flee to withhold consent without negative consequences. If the Com! approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before Judge Moses. An information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges is also attached to this order. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as with any matter heard by a district judge.
SO ORDERED.