Estrella v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 7

CONSENT 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 conduct all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant must, by October 7, 2024, file on ECF a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Refere nce of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge forma copy of which is attached to this order. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before the undersigned. An y 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 assi gned Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter by October 7, 2024, 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. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Dale E. Ho on 9/20/2024) (tg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Nilka Minaya Estrella,
Plaintiff,
-against-

24 Civ. 7087 (DEH)

Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant,

CONSENT ORDER

Social Security Administration,
Interested Party.
DALE E. HO, 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 conduct all further proceedings before the assigned
Magistrate Judge.
If both parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for the defendant
must, by October 7, 2024, 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.1 If the Court
approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate
Judge rather than before the undersigned. 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.

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The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is also available
online at: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf.

If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned
Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter by October 7, 2024, 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.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 20, 2024
New York, New York

DALE E. HO
United States District Judge

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