W.R. et al v. New York City Department of Education

Filing 7

ORDER In this case, Plaintiffs seek attorney's fees in connection with their claims under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Title 20, United States Code, Section 1410 et seq. By separate Order to be entered today, the Court is referring the matter to the assigned Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial Purposes, including settlement. In addition, to conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is h ereby 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 Jud ge, counsel for Defendant must, by no later than February 10, 2025, file on ECF a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, which is available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/node/754. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before the undersigned. If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge , the parties must file a joint letter by the same deadline 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. (Signed by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on 1/27/2025) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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W.R. AND R.T. individually and on behalf of P.T,
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Plaintiffs,
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, :
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Defendant.
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25-CV-00630 (JAV)
ORDER

JEANNETTE A. VARGAS, United States District Judge:
In this case, Plaintiffs seek attorney’s fees in connection with their claims under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Title 20, United States Code, Section 1410 et seq.
By separate Order to be entered today, the Court is referring the matter to the assigned
Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial Purposes, including settlement.
In addition, 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 Defendant
must, by no later than February 10, 2025, file on ECF a fully executed Notice, Consent, and
Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, which is available at
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/node/754. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings
will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before the undersigned.

If either party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned
Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter by the same deadline 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 27, 2025
New York, New York

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JEANNETTE A. VARGAS
United States District Judge

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