Opinion
20-CV-5975 (RA)
05-13-2021
PAUL PACHECO, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
ORDER
RONNIE ABRAMS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On April 27, 2021, the Court directed the parties to discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before Magistrate Judge Cott, and to inform the Court whether or not they so consent by May 11, 2021. See Dkt. 15. The parties have not yet indicated whether or not they consent to conducting all proceedings before Judge Cott.
If both parties consent to proceed before Judge Cott, counsel for defendant must, no later than May 20, 2021, submit to the Orders & Judgments Clerk at judgments@nysd.uscourts.gov a fully ex ecuted Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is available at https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/ao085.pdf.
If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before Judge Cott, the parties must file a joint letter, no later than May 20, 2021, advising the Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. At that time, the Court will then refer this case to Judge Cott for a report and recommendation on any motion for judgment on the pleadings. The parties are free to withhold consent to conducting all further proceedings before Judge Cott without negative consequences.
SO ORDERED.