Sanchez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 26

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. If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant must, by no later than January 21, 2022, file with the Clerk of Court an attach ed fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, the blank form for which is attached to this order (and also available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/consent-proceed-us-magistrate-judge). If th e Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. An information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges also is attached to this Order. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge, defendant's counsel shall file a letter by no later tha n January 14, 2022, advising the 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. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 1/7/2022) (ate)

Case 1:20-cv-07653-LJL Document 26 Filed 01/07/22 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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LUZ E. SANTIAGO SANCHEZ,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
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Defendant.
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ORDER
20-cv-7653 (LJL)

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, by no later than January 21, 2022, file with the Clerk of Court an attached fully executed
Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, the blank form for
which is attached to this order (and also available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/
consent-proceed-us-magistrate-judge). If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings
will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. An
information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges also is attached to this Order. Any
appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned
Magistrate Judge, defendant’s counsel shall file a letter by no later than January 14, 2022,
advising the 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.
Dated: January 7, 2022
New York, New York

SO ORDERED:

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LEWIS J. LIMAN
United States District Judge