Rule 4314. Successor referee. Upon being notified that a referee declines or fails to serve, or in the case of the death, resignation or removal of a referee, or if a new trial is granted after a reference, on motion of any party or on its own initiative, the court may designate a successor referee, unless a stipulation upon which the order of reference is based expressly provides otherwise.
Successor referee
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 4314, under Trial By a Referee.
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 4314