Opinion
21 Civ. 7234 (AT) (GWG)
07-28-2022
PALISADES INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC., Defendant. PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY and PABLO GARCIA, Third-Party Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, District Judge:
Trial has been scheduled in this matter to begin on April 24, 2023. ECF No. 46. 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 Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein, who would then oversee the trial and resolve any pending matters before the Court.
If the parties consent to Judge Gorenstem'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.uscouils.gov/node/754 on the docket. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before Judge Gorenstein. An information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges is also attached to this order. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Com! of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as with any matter heard by a district judge.
SO ORDERED.