Gulino, et al v. Board of Education, et al
Filing
10147
ORDER: On September 28, 2022, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant in part Plaintiffs' thirtieth motion for interim awards of attorneys' fees and costs (the "Repor t"). (ECF No. 10143.) The Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs associated with work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP during March 2022, in the total amount of $852,498.99. The Re port reviews the complex issues addressed by counsel during the above-mentionedtime period and the reasonableness of the billing rates for various attorneys and experts. These rates include an increase in damages expert Dr. Thomas DiPrete's hour ly rate from $770 to $795. 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 t o the Report. The Report also states that Plaintiffs have not waivedtheir 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 $852,498.99 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than November 2, 2022. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 10/03/2022) (ama)
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: 10/3/2022
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 September 28, 2022, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant in part Plaintiffs’ thirtieth motion for
interim awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No. 10143.) The Report
recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs associated with work on
this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP during March 2022, in the total amount of
$852,498.99. The Report reviews the complex issues addressed by counsel during the abovementioned time period and the reasonableness of the billing rates for various attorneys and
experts. These rates include an increase in damages expert Dr. Thomas DiPrete’s hourly rate
from $770 to $795. 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 $852,498.99 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than
November 2, 2022.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
October 3, 2022
/s/ Kimba M. Wood
KIMBA M. WOOD
United States District Judge
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