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

Filing 10949

ORDER: On November 16, 2023, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs' forty-third through forty-eighth motions for interim awards of attorneys' fees and costs ( the "Report"). (ECF No. 10867.) The Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs associated with work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 in the tot al amount of $4,402,075.48. 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 meti culous 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 cl aim 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 $4,402,075.48 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than December 29, 2023. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 12/06/2023) (ama)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED: December 6, 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 November 16, 2023, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs’ forty-third through forty-eighth
motions for interim awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No. 10867.) The
Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs associated with
work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from April 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023
in the total amount of $4,402,075.48. 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 $4,402,075.48 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than
December 29, 2023.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
December 6, 2023

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

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