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Remedy When Referee Exceeds Authority

The Second Department explained the effect of a referee’s exceeding his or her authority:

“A referee derives his or her authority from an order of reference by the court” …. The scope of a referee’s duties are defined by the order of reference (see CPLR 4311;…). A referee “who attempts to determine matters not referred to him [or her] by the order of reference acts beyond and in excess of his [or her] jurisdiction” …. Here, the Supreme Court directed the referee to hear and report on the issues of whether the plaintiff complied with the terms of the loan reinstatement agreement …. Instead of making findings of fact and reporting them to the Supreme Court, the referee exceeded his authority by making a determination that the loan should be reinstated … . Since the referee had no authority to do so, the Supreme Court should have rejected his report in its entirety … . Furman v Wells Fargo Home Mtge Inc, 2013 NY Slip Op 02374, 2011-10281, 2011-10284, Index No 25616/09, 2nd Dept, 4-10-13

 

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