Opinion
13-CV-3760(JS)(GRB)
06-25-2014
DAVID PANNENBACKER and CHRISTINE PANNENBACKER, Plaintiffs, v. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD and METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Defendants.
For Plaintiffs: Cary M. Greenberg, Esq. Davis & Ferber For Defendants: Thomas L. Chiofolo, Esq. LIRR
REFERRAL ORDER
APPEARANCES For Plaintiffs:
Cary M. Greenberg, Esq.
Davis & Ferber
For Defendants:
Thomas L. Chiofolo, Esq.
LIRR
SEYBERT, District Judge:
The motion to amend at Docket Entry 14 is hereby REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Gary R. Brown pursuant to Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for DECISION. See Fielding v. Tollaksen, 510 F.3d 175, 178 (2d Cir. 2007) ("As a matter of case management, a district judge may refer nondispositive motions, such as a motion to amend the complaint, to a magistrate judge for decision without the parties' consent."); Dollar Phone Corp. v. St. Paul Fire, No. 09-CV-1640, 2011 WL 837793, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2011) (collecting cases); see also Pagano v. Frank, 983 F.2d 343, 346 (1st Cir. 1993); Hall v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 469 F.3d 590, 595 (7th Cir. 2006).
The parties are directed to address all future filings related to this motion to Judge Brown.
SO ORDERED.
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Joanna Seybert, U.S.D.J.
Dated: June 25, 2014
Central Islip, NY