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ESTIVERNE v. ESERNIO-JENSSEN

No. 06 CV 6617(NG)(RLM).

908 F.Supp.2d 305 (2012)

Mario ESTIVERNE and Nativida Antoine, individually and on behalf of their infant children, Andrew Estiverne, Dyan Estiverne, and Mario Estiverne, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Debra ESERNIO-JENSSEN, individually and as a physician, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems, Inc., and John Johnson, individually and as commissioner of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Defendants.

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

May 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn A. Kubitschek, David Lansner, Christoper S. Weddle, Jill Marie Zuccardy, Lansner & Kubitschek, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Jonathan B. Bruno, Katherine Dianne Gotelaere, Milli D. Shah, Paul J. Colucci, Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Robert L. Kraft, New York, N.Y. for Defendants.

OPINION & ORDER

GERSHON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this motion, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b), seeking attorney's fees from John Johnson ("State Defendant"), individually and in his official capacity as former Commissioner of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services ("OCFS").1 To the extent indicated below, plaintiffs' motion is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

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