Amended Standing Order of Reference, 12 Misc. 00032 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2012).

On January 31, 2012, Southern District of New York Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska issued an Amended Standing Order of Reference, providing that (i) bankruptcy judges may submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to “core” matters over which bankruptcy courts do not have constitutional authority to enter final judgments and (ii) the district court may treat any order of the bankruptcy court as proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in the event that the district court determines that entry of a final order by the bankruptcy court would be inconsistent with Article III of the United States Constitution. Continue reading →