MARISOL A. EX REL. FORBES v. GIULIANI

No. 95 CIV. 10533(RJW).

111 F.Supp.2d 381 (2000)

MARISOL A., by her next friend, Rev. Dr. James Alexander FORBES, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Rudolph W. GIULIANI, Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Children's Rights, Inc., New York City (Marcia Robinson Lowry, Susan Lambiase, Kim E. Murdock, Jeffrey K. Powell, of Counsel), Lawyers for Children, New York City (Karen J. Freedman, of Counsel), Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York City (Daniel J. Kramer, Jess A. Velona, of Counsel), for Plaintiffs.

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York City (Gail Rubin, Grace Goodman, John Woods, of Counsel) for Defendants.


OPINION

WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, who were represented by Children's Rights, Inc. ("CRI"), Schulte, Roth and Zabel, LLP ("Schulte"), and Lawyers for Children, Inc. ("LCI"), move for attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. They initially sought $9,359,569.39 in fees and out-of-pocket expenses, but later reduced their request to $7,997,313.67. For the reasons hereinafter stated, the Court awards plaintiffs $5,835,116.78 in attorneys...

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