New York AO 85 — Notice Consent and Reference of Civil Action to Magistrate is a form used by parties to a civil action in the state of New York to consent to the assignment of a case to a magistrate judge. The form is used by the parties to a civil action in the state of New York to submit a written notification to the court that the parties agree to have the case heard by a magistrate judge. The form includes spaces for the names of the parties, the name of the magistrate judge, the date of the consent form, and a signature line for each party. There are two main types of New York AO 85 — Notice Consent and Reference of Civil Action to Magistrate: one for consent to the referral of a civil action to a magistrate judge by all parties and one for consent to the referral of a civil action by fewer than all the parties.