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

Filing 6424

JUDGMENT FOR SANDRA THORNTON. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the annexed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Sandra Thornton (Exhibit 1) is adopted; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Sandra Thornton will have judgment against the BOE as follows: 1.Backpay in the amount of $93,997; 2.Tax-component award in the amount of $11,045; 3.LAST Fees in the amount of $990; 4.ASAF account award in the amount of $1,400; 5.Pre-judgment interes t calculated to be $28,246; and 6.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 Sandra Thornton wi ll 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 4 of Exhibit 1; b. Incorporate Sandra Thornton's counterfactual monthly service history, as listed on Exhibit A to the Stipulation Regarding Sandra Thornton; and c. Grant Sandra Thornton retroactive seniority based on her counterfactual monthly service history, as described in Paragraph 4 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 and appealable pursuant to Federal Rule of C ivil 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. This Judgment Entry is certified and entered by the Court pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ENTERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 8/25/20) (yv)

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Case 1:96-cv-08414-KMW Document 6424 Filed 08/26/20 Page 1 of 2 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- x : : : : : : : : : : : : x 96 Civ. 8414 (KMW) [PROPOSED] JUDGMENT FOR SANDRA THORNTON 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 Sandra Thornton (“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 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 Fifth Supplemental Stipulation Concerning Admissibility of Exhibits, which attached a Fifth Supplemental Index of Exhibits (collectively referred to as the “Classwide Exhibits”) filed with the Court, [ECF No. 5942]; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and the BOE executed a Third Stipulation Regarding Expedited Class Members dated August 7, 2020, and have prepared the annexed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Sandra Thornton, which the Special Master recommends that the Court adopt; WHEREAS, the Special Master recommended, and the parties agreed with the Special Master’s recommendation, that the Court certify this judgment as final and appealable pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b); 1 Case 1:96-cv-08414-KMW Document 6424 Filed 08/26/20 Page 2 of 2 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the annexed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Sandra Thornton (Exhibit 1) is adopted; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Sandra Thornton will have judgment against the BOE as follows: 1. Backpay in the amount of $93,997; 2. Tax-component award in the amount of $11,045; 3. LAST Fees in the amount of $990; 4. ASAF account award in the amount of $1,400; 5. Pre-judgment interest calculated to be $28,246; and 6. 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 Sandra Thornton 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 4 of Exhibit 1; b. Incorporate Sandra Thornton’s counterfactual monthly service history, as listed on Exhibit A to the Stipulation Regarding Sandra Thornton; and c. Grant Sandra Thornton retroactive seniority based on her counterfactual monthly service history, as described in Paragraph 4 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 and appealable 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. This Judgment Entry is certified and entered by the Court pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dated:_______ 08/25/20 ENTERED /s/ Kimba M. Wood ______________________ 2

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