Gulino, et al v. Board of Education, et al
Filing
11072
JUDGMENT FOR YOLANDA ELEASE MOODY-HENDERSON. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the annexed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Yolanda Elease Moody-Henderson (Exhibit 1) is adopted; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECR EED that Ms. Moody-Henderson will have judgment against the BOE in the amount of $7,614, consisting of: 1. Backpay in the amount of $4,164; 2. LAST Fees in the amount of $352; 3. Pre-judgment interest calculated to be $3,098; and 4. Pension-related relief pursuant to the terms of the Court's Order dated December 17, 2018 (Pension Stipulation & Order, [ECF No. 1014]). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Ms. Moody-Henderson will be entitled to the following non-monetary relief: 1. The BOE is ordered to amend its internal service, salary, payroll, and human resources systems as follows: a. Incorporate the "Pension Inputs" detailed in Paragraph 3(c) of Exhibit 1; b. Incorporate Ms. Moody-Hender son's counterfactual monthly service history, as listed on Exhibit B to the Findings and Fact and Conclusions of Law for Ms. Moody-Henderson; and c. Grant Ms. Moody-Henderson retroactive seniority based on her counterfactual monthly service hist ory, as described in Paragraph 3 of Exhibit 1. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Court adopts the Special Masters recommendation that this judgment be certified as final pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) and expre ssly determines that there is no just reason for delay for the reasons stated in the Special Master's Report and Recommendation. This Judgment Entry is certified and entered by the Court pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. ENTERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 2/21/24) (yv)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
---------------------------------------------------------------------ELSA GULINO, MAYLING RALPH, PETER WILDS,
and NIA GREENE, on behalf of themselves and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
- against THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Defendant.
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96 Civ. 8414 (KMW)
[PROPOSED]
JUDGMENT
FOR
YOLANDA ELEASE
MOODYHENDERSON
WHEREAS, the Court certified a remedy-phase class of Plaintiffs (See Gulino v. Bd. of Educ. of
the City Sch. Dist. of the City of N.Y., Opinion and Order, No. 96-cv-8414, [ECF No. 386]), and
Yolanda Elease Moody-Henderson (“Claimant”) is a member of that class;
WHEREAS, the Court appointed a Special Master (See May 20, 2014 Order of Appointment,
[ECF No. 435]; November 12, 2014 Second Amended Order of Appointment, [ECF No. 524]) to
hear, among other things, demands for damages;
WHEREAS, the Special Master held a hearing on August 10, 2023, with respect to Ms. MoodyHenderson’s demand for damages and Defendant’s objections, [ECF No. 10860];
WHEREAS, the Special Master made, and the Court adopted, Classwide Conclusions of Law,
[ECF Nos. 999, 1008];
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York
(“BOE”) and Plaintiffs entered into, and the Court so ordered, a Stipulation of Classwide Facts &
Procedures, [ECF No. 1009];
WHEREAS, the BOE and Plaintiffs entered into, and the Court so ordered, a Seventh
Supplemental Stipulation Concerning Admissibility of Exhibits, which attached a Seventh
Supplemental Index of Exhibits (collectively referred to as the “Classwide Exhibits”) filed with
the Court, [ECF No. 9980];
WHEREAS, the Special Master made Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Yolanda
Elease Moody-Henderson, which the Plaintiffs and the BOE agree to, annexed hereto as
Exhibit 1, that the Special Master recommends the Court adopt;
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WHEREAS, the Special Master recommended, and the parties agreed with the Special Master’s
recommendation, that the Court certify this judgment as final pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 54(b); and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and BOE have agreed not to appeal this final judgment for Ms. MoodyHenderson.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the annexed Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of Law for Yolanda Elease Moody-Henderson (Exhibit 1) is adopted;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Ms. Moody-Henderson will
have judgment against the BOE in the amount of $7,614, consisting of:
1. Backpay in the amount of $4,164;
2. LAST Fees in the amount of $352;
3. Pre-judgment interest calculated to be $3,098; and
4. Pension-related relief pursuant to the terms of the Court’s Order dated December 17,
2018 (Pension Stipulation & Order, [ECF No. 1014]).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Ms. Moody-Henderson will
be entitled to the following non-monetary relief:
1. The BOE is ordered to amend its internal service, salary, payroll, and human resources
systems as follows:
a. Incorporate the “Pension Inputs” detailed in Paragraph 3(c) of Exhibit 1;
b. Incorporate Ms. Moody-Henderson’s counterfactual monthly service history, as
listed on Exhibit B to the Findings and Fact and Conclusions of Law for Ms.
Moody-Henderson; and
c. Grant Ms. Moody-Henderson retroactive seniority based on her counterfactual
monthly service history, as described in Paragraph 3 of Exhibit 1.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Court adopts the Special
Master’s recommendation that this judgment be certified as final pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 54(b) and expressly determines that there is no just reason for delay for the
reasons stated in the Special Master’s Report and Recommendation.
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This Judgment Entry is certified and entered by the Court pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure.
2/21/2024
Dated: _________
ENTERED
/s/ Kimba M. Wood
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