Gulino, et al v. Board of Education, et al

Filing 10819

ORDER 10818 SPECIAL MASTER'S REPORT. Interim Report and Recommendation regarding Plaintiffs Forty-first and Forty-second Motions for an interim award of attorneys fees and costs, signed by Special Master John S. Siffert on 9/22/2023. The Cou rt 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 $1,646,740.03 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than September October 24, 2023. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 9/26/2023) (tg) Transmission to Finance Unit (Cashiers) for processing.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED: September 26, 2023

ELSA GULINO, ET AL.,
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 25, 2023, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs’ forty-first and forty-second
motions for interim awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No. 10818.) The
Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs associated with
work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from February 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023
in the total amount of $1,646,740.03. 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

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total of $1,646,740.03 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than
September October 24, 2023.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
September 26, 2023

/s/ Kimba M. Wood
KIMBA M. WOOD
United States District Judge

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