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

Filing 10959

ORDER: On January 9th 2024, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs' forty-ninth motion for interim awards of attorneys' fees and costs (the "Report") . (ECF No. 10958.) The Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs associated with work on this case by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from October 1, 2023 to November 10, 2023 in the total amount of $654 ,677.90. 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 attorne ys' 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 th e 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 $654,677.90 in interim attorneys' fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later than January 31, 2024. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 1/16/2024) (ama)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED: January 16, 2024

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 January 9th 2024, Special Master John S. Siffert filed his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Plaintiffs’ forty-ninth motion for interim
awards of attorneys’ fees and costs (the “Report”). (ECF No. 10958.) The Report recommends
an interim award of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs associated with work on this case by
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from October 1, 2023 to November 10, 2023 in the total
amount of $654,677.90. 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 $654,677.90 in interim attorneys’ fees and costs. The award shall be paid no later
than January 31, 2024.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
January 16, 2024

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

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