court referee delaying our courthouse sale - WTH

[Edward R.]

Hey everyone.  I'm here in Upstate NY.  I purchased a bank foreclosed property on May 1st, cash sale.  there needed to be a survey and title search done but nothing too crazy for my real estate attorney to handle, and he has one of the BEST reps in the area.   Two weeks ago my attorneys office, the bank and referee started pinpointing a closing date.  It was last Thursday June 6th. but because the referee is in a matrimonial trial he was apparently too lazy busy to respond and confirm the first closing date so it was cancelled.  now here we are 5 days and still no word from this referee attorney and no closing date.  Sent an email yesterday to my attorney basically saying WTF is going on.  The banks attorney has stated they have not heard back from the referee either.

This is a cash sale sale and should have closed in 3 weeks or less.  

How does an attorney become a referee? I assume he puts his name in a "que" to take on odd jobs like refereeing a courthouse sale?  Can't he be complained about to the courthouse and get him removed form the list?  If he is too busy to respond and do closings then no right to be on that list to do referee work.  Seriously, get  legal assistant to do the closing.