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

Filing 9301

ORDER: re: 9292 Special Master's Report, filed by John S. Siffert. On October 29, 2021, Special Master John S. Siffert issued his Interim Report and Recommendation recommending granting Plaintiffs' twentieth motion for interim attorney s' fees (the "Report"). (ECF No. 9292.) That Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs' interim attorneys' fees and costs associated with work in this case during May 2021 in the total amount of $831,049.61. 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 and experts' t ime. 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 notes that Plaintiffs have not waived their claim to entitlement to the compensation they original ly 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 atotal of $831,049.61in attorneys' fees. The award shall be paid no later than December 3, 2021. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 11/03/2021) (ama) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ELSA GULINO, ET AL.,

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: __________________
DATE FILED:
11/3/2021

Plaintiffs,
-againstTHE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK,

96-CV-8414 (KMW)
ORDER

Defendant.
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KIMBA M. WOOD, United States District Judge:
On October 29, 2021, Special Master John S. Siffert issued his Interim Report and
Recommendation recommending granting Plaintiffs’ twentieth motion for interim attorneys’ fees
(the “Report”). (ECF No. 9292.) That Report recommends an interim award of Plaintiffs’
interim attorneys’ fees and costs associated with work in this case during May 2021 in the total
amount of $831,049.61. 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 notes 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 $831,049.61in attorneys’ fees. The award shall be paid no later than December 3, 2021.

SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
November 3, 2021

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