Woodward v. Ali et al, No. 9:2013cv01304 - Document 208 (N.D.N.Y 2019)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER: ORDERED that the 199 Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects. ORDERED that 197 Plaintiff's motion to vacate the consent to proceed before United States Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart is DENIED. Signed by Judge David N. Hurd on 7/3/19. {order served via regular mail on plaintiff}(nas)

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Woodward v. Ali et al Doc. 208 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------SHAWN WOODWARD, Plaintiff, -v- 9:13-CV-1304 (DNH/DJS) DR. ALI, Muslim Chaplain, Coxsackie Correctional Facility; DANIEL F. MARTUSCELLO, Superintendent, Coxsackie Correctional Facility; and STEVENSON, C.O., Defendants. -------------------------------APPEARANCES: SHAWN WOODWARD Plaintiff pro Se 00-A-6563 Franklin Correctional Facility P.O. Box 10 Malone, NY 12953 HON. LETITIA JAMES Attorney General for the State of New York Attorney for Defendants The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 JOSHUA E. MCMAHON, ESQ. Ass't Attorney General DAVID N. HURD United States District Judge DECISION and ORDER Pro se plaintiff Shawn Woodward brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On or about March 18, 2019, the parties consented to hav e this action Dockets.Justia.com referred to the Honorable Daniel J. Stewart, United States Magistrate Judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The case was thereafter scheduled for trial beginning on July 22, 2019 in front of Magistrate Judge Stewart. Plaintiff has since requested to withdraw that consent. Dkt. 194, 197. On June 7, 2019, Magistrate Judge Stewart advised by Report-Recommendation that plaintiff's motion to vacate the consent to proceed before him be denied. Plaintiff filed objections to the Report-Recommendation. Based upon a de novo review of the portions of the Report-Recommendation to which plaintiff objected, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Therefore, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to vacate the consent to proceed before United States Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 3, 2019 Utica, New York. -2-

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