Order of reference
Rule 4311. Order of reference. An order of reference shall direct the referee to determine the entire action or specific issues, to report issues, to perform particular acts, or to receive and report evidence only. It may specify or limit the powers of the referee and the time for the filing of his report and may fix a time and place for the hearing.
The order of reference is the document that sends the case to the referee. It must say what the referee is to do — one of:
It may limit the referee's powers, set the deadline for filing the report, and fix the time and place for the hearing.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.