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

Filing 8375

ORDER: Adopting REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: The parties agree that objections that have been preserved in the record do not need to be resubmitted to the Court in connection with the R&R. The parties further agree that the Court may adopt or reject t he R&R on the basis of the arguments and objections to rulings contained in the record. As set forth in the Second Amended Order of Appointment and consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(f), the Court reviews de novo all objections to con clusions of law and findings of fact made or recommended by the Special Master. (ECF No. 524.) Upon de novo review of the R&R, as well as the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law-and after reviewing the previous Interim R&Rs that this Court has already adoptedthe Court adopts the Special Master's R&R in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court will enter the Proposed Judgments for the July 2021 Cohort. For the reasons set forth in the R&R, the Court holds there is no just reason for delay and certifies the judgments as final and appealable pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 8/09/2021) (ama)

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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED: August 9, 2021

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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GULINO, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
-against-

96-CV-8414 (KMW)
ORDER

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK,
Defendant.
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KIMBA M. WOOD, United States District Judge:

On May 20, 2014, this case was referred to Special Master John Siffert pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(a)(1)(B) and this Court’s inherent equitable powers and
authority. (ECF Nos. 435, 524.) On July 30, 2021, Special Master Siffert filed a Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”), recommending that this Court adopt the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law for claimants whose damages award has been calculated with a presumed
date of judgment in July 2021 (“July 2021 Cohort”), as listed in Exhibit 1 of the R&R; enter the
proposed judgments submitted as Exhibits 2 through 8 of the R&R; and certify those Proposed
Judgments for the July 2021 Cohort as final and appealable pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 54(b). (ECF No. 8371.)
The parties agree that objections that have been preserved in the record do not need to be
resubmitted to the Court in connection with the R&R. The parties further agree that the Court
may adopt or reject the R&R on the basis of the arguments and objections to rulings contained in
the record.
As set forth in the Second Amended Order of Appointment and consistent with Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 53(f), the Court reviews de novo all objections to conclusions of law and
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findings of fact made or recommended by the Special Master. (ECF No. 524.) Upon de novo
review of the R&R, as well as the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law—and after
reviewing the previous Interim R&Rs that this Court has already adopted—the Court adopts the
Special Master’s R&R in its entirety.
Accordingly, the Court will enter the Proposed Judgments for the July 2021 Cohort. For
the reasons set forth in the R&R, the Court holds there is no just reason for delay and certifies the
judgments as final and appealable pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b).

Dated: New York, New York
August 9, 2021

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

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