Opinion
20 Civ. 5079 (AT) (GWG)
06-01-2022
FRANCISCO RAMOS, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. ALEX AUTO PARTS, INC., ALEXANDER MEZO, JUAN CARLOS CALDERON, and EDWIN FERNANDEZ, as individuals, Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The parties are reminded that they may consent to proceed before the Honorable Gabriel W. Gorenstein, who would then oversee the approval of the settlement. If the parties consent to Judge Gorenstein's jurisdiction, by June 7, 2022, they shall file a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, available at https://nysd.uscourts.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, rather than before the undersigned. 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 it would be if the consent form were not signed and so ordered.
SO ORDERED.