Santiago v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 8

ORDER: By Order today, the Court is referring this case to Magistrate Judge Willis for a report and recommendation on any motion for judgment on the pleadings. To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a fa ster 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 Magistrate Judge Willis. If both parties consent t o proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for Defendant must, within two weeks of the date of this Order, either mail or email to [e-mail] 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 http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/consent-to-proceed-before-us-magistrate-judge). If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be condu cted before Magistrate Judge Willis rather than before the undersigned. If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before Magistrate Judge Willis, the parties must file a joint letter, within two weeks of the date of th is Order advising the Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. There will be no adverse consequences if the parties do not consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 1/17/2023) (rro)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
VILMA SANTIAGO,
Plaintiff,
-v.COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

23 Civ. 25 (KPF)
ORDER

Defendant.
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:
By Order today, the Court is referring this case to Magistrate Judge
Willis for a report and recommendation on any motion for judgment on the
pleadings. 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 Magistrate Judge Willis.
If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel
for Defendant must, within two weeks of the date of this Order, either mail
or email to [e-mail] 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
http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/consent-to-proceed-before-us-magistratejudge). If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be
conducted before Magistrate Judge Willis rather than before the undersigned.
If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings
before Magistrate Judge Willis, the parties must file a joint letter, within two

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weeks of the date of this Order advising the Court that the parties do not
consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do
not consent. There will be no adverse consequences if the parties do not
consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 17, 2023
New York, New York
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
United States District Judge

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