Gulino, et al v. Board of Education, et al
Filing
10539
ORDER: On May 25, 2023, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs' thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth motions for interim awards of attorneys' fees and costs (the &qu ot;Report"). (ECF No. 10537.) The Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs associated with work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 in the total am ount of $1,440,695.05. 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 meticulou s 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 t o 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 $1,440,695.05 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than June 26, 2023. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 5/26/2023) (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: May 26, 2023
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 May 25, 2023, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs’ thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth
motions for interim awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No. 10537.) The
Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs associated with
work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from November 1, 2022 to December 31,
2022 in the total amount of $1,440,695.05. 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 $1,440,695.05 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than
June 26, 2023.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
May 26, 2023
/s/ Kimba M. Wood
KIMBA M. WOOD
United States District Judge
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