Sooroojballie v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

E.D. New York

Sooroojballie v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

District Court, E.D. New York·Decided October 21, 2020·No. 1:15-cv-01230·Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------X NEIL SOOROOJBALLIE, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : ORDER : 15-CV-1230 (WFK) PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK : AND NEW JERSEY and GARY : FRATTALI, : : Defendants. : -----------------------------------------------------X WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge: By order dated June 9, 2020, the Court referred the question of the reasonableness of the award of attorneys’ fees to Plaintiff to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo for a report and recommendation. ECF No. 106. On September 22, 2020, Judge Kuo filed the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), recommending Plaintiff be awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $149,289.78. ECF No. 122. Objections to the R&R were due October 6, 2020, and to date, no objections have been filed. In reviewing a report and recommendation, a district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Where no objections have been filed, the Court reviews a report and recommendation for clear error. See Covey v. Simonton, 481 F. Supp. 2d 224, 226 (E.D.N.Y. 2007) (Garaufis, J.). The Court finds no such error here. Accordingly, the Court adopts the R&R in its entirety. SO ORDERED. /s WFK _____________________________ Dated: October 20, 2020 HON. WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II Brooklyn, New York UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------X NEIL SOOROOJBALLIE, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : ORDER : 15-CV-1230 (WFK) PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK : AND NEW JERSEY and GARY : FRATTALI, : : Defendants. : -----------------------------------------------------X WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge: By order dated June 9, 2020, the Court referred the question of the reasonableness of the award of attorneys’ fees to Plaintiff to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo for a report and recommendation. ECF No. 106. On September 22, 2020, Judge Kuo filed the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), recommending Plaintiff be awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $149,289.78. ECF No. 122. Objections to the R&R were due October 6, 2020, and to date, no objections have been filed. In reviewing a report and recommendation, a district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Where no objections have been filed, the Court reviews a report and recommendation for clear error. See Covey v. Simonton, 481 F. Supp. 2d 224, 226 (E.D.N.Y. 2007) (Garaufis, J.). The Court finds no such error here. Accordingly, the Court adopts the R&R in its entirety. SO ORDERED. /s WFK _____________________________ Dated: October 20, 2020 HON. WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II Brooklyn, New York UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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