Z.H. et al v. New York City Department of Education

Filing 14

ORDER: To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties must discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 1/6/2021) (mro)

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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DATE FILED: 1/6/2021
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Z.H.,
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Plaintiff,:
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ORDER
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF
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EDUCATION,
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Defendant.:
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GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster
disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties must discuss whether they are
willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before the
assigned Magistrate Judge.
If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant
must, no later than January 21, 2021, file on ECF a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference
of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, a copy of which is attached to this order (and also
available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf). The executed form
should be filed on ECF as a “Proposed Order,” and be described using the “Consent Order” filing
event in accordance with ECF Rule 13.18. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings
will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. 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.
If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned
Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter, no later than January 21, 2021, advising the

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Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties
who do not consent. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 6, 2021

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GREGORY H. WOODS
United States District Judge

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