Opinion
17 Civ. 9447 (JPO)
12-21-2021
ANNETTE RICHARDSON, DEBORAH BOWMAN, DEBRA POE, DINO RIOJAS, STEPHANIE THOMAS, BRENDA McKIVER, JON WATSON, and ERICA RICHARDSON On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant.
MEHRI & SKALET PLLC, Attorneys For Plaintiffs VALLI KANE & VAGNINI, PLLC Attorneys For Plaintiffs Michael D. Lieder GEORGIA M. PESTANA Corporation Counsel of the City of New York Attorney for Defendant Yuval Rubinstein
MEHRI & SKALET PLLC,
Attorneys For Plaintiffs
VALLI KANE & VAGNINI, PLLC
Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Michael D. Lieder
GEORGIA M. PESTANA
Corporation Counsel of the City of New York
Attorney for Defendant
Yuval Rubinstein
STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 54(B)
J. PAUL OETKEN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Defendant City of New York and Plaintiffs Annette Richardson, Deborah Bowman, Debra Poe, Dino Riojas, Stephanie Thomas, Jon Watson, and Erica Richardson (“Plaintiffs”), as represented below that, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that the Court may direct entry of a final judgment as to each of those seven Plaintiffs pursuant to Rule 54(b). The final judgment is being entered pursuant to the terms of a settlement negotiated between the seven Plaintiffs and the City.
Final judgment is not being entered as to Plaintiff Brenda McKiver, who passed away in 2021, and her estate is not a party to this Stipulation. The Court hereby determines that there is no just reason for delay in entering final judgment as to the seven Plaintiffs identified above. A daughter of Ms. McKiver states that she has applied for but not yet received Letters Testamentary. Until the Letters Testamentary are received, nobody is authorized to negotiate a settlement for the McKiver estate..
Dated: December 14, 2021
MEHRI & SKALET PLLC,
Attorneys For Plaintiffs
VALLI KANE & VAGNINI, PLLC
Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Michael D. Lieder
GEORGIA M. PESTANA
Corporation Counsel of the City of New York
Attorney for Defendant
Yuval Rubinstein
FINAL JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 54(B)
Based on the Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment Pursuant to Rule 54(b) and the entire record in this case, the Court hereby enters final judgment in this case with respect to the claims of seven of the eight named Plaintiffs - Annette Richardson, Deborah Bowman, Debra Poe, Dino Riojas, Stephanie Thomas, Jon Watson, and Erica Richardson - against Defendant City of New York. The final judgment is being entered pursuant to the terms of a settlement negotiated between the seven Plaintiffs and the City.
No judgment shall be entered with respect to the claims of Plaintiff Brenda McKiver, whom the parties represent is deceased. For the reasons set forth in the Stipulation, the Court determines that there is no just reason for delay in entering final judgment as to the seven settling Plaintiffs identified above.