Gulino, et al v. Board of Education, et al
Filing
10139
ORDER: The Court notes that the parties have represented to the Special Master that they do not intend to file objections to the Report. The Report also states that Plaintiffs have not waived their claim to entitlement to the compensation they originally requested for this period. The Court hereby adopts all of the findings and recommendations of the Report, including the hourly rates recommended by the Special Master. The Court awards Plaintiffs a total of $1,770,427.37 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than September 15, 2022. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 8/16/2022) (va)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ELSA GULINO, ET AL.,
USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED: 8/16/2022
Plaintiffs,
-against-
96-CV-8414 (KMW)
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK,
ORDER
Defendant.
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KIMBA M. WOOD, United States District Judge:
On August 11, 2022, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant in part Plaintiffs’ twenty-eighth and
twenty-ninth motions for interim awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No.
10138.) The Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs
associated with work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP during January 2022 and
February 2022, in the total amount of $1,770,427.37. The Report reviews the complex issues
addressed by counsel during the above-mentioned time period and the reasonableness of the
billing rates for various attorneys and experts. The Special Master also undertook a meticulous
review of attorneys’ and experts’ time.
The Court notes that the parties have represented to the Special Master that they do not
intend to file objections to the Report. The Report also states that Plaintiffs have not waived
their claim to entitlement to the compensation they originally requested for this period.
The Court hereby adopts all of the findings and recommendations of the Report,
including the hourly rates recommended by the Special Master. The Court awards Plaintiffs a
total of $1,770,427.37 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than
September 15, 2022.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
August 16, 2022
/s/ Kimba M. Wood
KIMBA M. WOOD
United States District Judge
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