Baez et al v. New York City Housing Authority
Plaintiff: Maribel Baez, Felipe Cruz, R.D., Upper Manhattan Together, Inc. and South Bronx Churches Sponsoring Committee, Inc.
Defendant: New York City Housing Authority
Case Number: 1:2013cv08916
Filed: December 17, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: Bronx
Presiding Judge: William H. Pauley
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 429 ORDER. The Court has been advised that Congressman Ritchie Torres has requested a comprehensive report on the progress that the New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") has made and the challenges that it faces in remediating problems of mold and moisture in NYCHA apartments. This report is being prepared jointly by NYCHA and Neil Steinkamp, the Independent Data Analyst appointed pursuant to the Baez Consent Decree. The Court requests a copy of the report upon its completion. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 1/20/23) (yv)
December 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 388 ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the Agreement is adopted by the Court. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 12/28/2021) (va)
April 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 331 OPINION AND ORDER re: 293 MOTION to Enforce Judgment re: 220 Stipulation and Order, . filed by R.D., South Bronx Churches Sponsoring Committee, Inc., Upper Manhattan Together, Inc., Felipe Cruz, Maribel Baez. For the fo regoing reasons, Plaintiffs' motion to enforce the Revised Consent Decree is denied. However, the injunctive relief granted by the Revised Consent Decree now fails to reach the whole class. Accordingly, the parties are directed to meet and confer and submit a joint letter memorandum on how they wish to proceed by May 12, 2021. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at ECF No. 293. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 4/12/2021) (kv)
October 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 267 ORDER: The Clerk of Court is directed to strike ECF Nos. 261 and 266. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 10/5/2020) (kv)
June 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 251 ORDER: The pre-motion teleconference scheduled for June 12, 2020 is adjourned to June 16, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. (Pre-Motion Conference set for 6/16/2020 at 03:00 PM before Judge William H. Pauley III.) (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 6/10/2020) (jwh)
June 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 228 ORDER: By Order dated June 4, 2019, this Court gave notice of its intent to appoint Stout Risius & Ross, LLC ("Stout") as the Independent Data Analyst, Microecologies, Inc. ("Microecologies") as the Independent Mold A nalyst, and Stout to develop certain prerequisites for launching the Ombudsperson's operations. (ECF No. 227.) The parties did not lodge any objections to these candidates. This Court has carefully reviewed the Special Master's Re port & Recommendation and hereby adopts, in part, the Special Master's recommendations pursuant to Rule 53(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This Court appoints Stout as the Independent Data Analyst and Microecologies as the In dependent Mold Analyst for a six-month contract basis, and also appoints Stout to develop protocols to launch a call center and gather data regarding tenant call volumes and issues. In accord with this Court's November 29, 2019 Opinion & Order, the Special Master shall, after approving the monthly invoices described in paragraphs 17 and 19 of the Revised Consent Decree, file monthly reports on the public docket setting forth the fees and expenses of Stout and Microecologie s. Stout shall confer with the Special Master regarding its data collection efforts. Assuming sufficient data is collected by September 4, 2019, Stout and/or the Special Master shall share that data with the parties. In that event, this Court will conduct a status conference with the parties on September 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. The parties may submit any comments on the data collection or raise any issues to be discussed at the conference by letter filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2019. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 6/25/2019) (mro)
November 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 219 OPINION & ORDER re: 197 MOTION to Approve Modified Amended Stipulation and Order of Settlement filed by R.D., South Bronx Churches Sponsoring Committee, Inc., Upper Manhattan Together, Inc., Felipe Cruz, Maribel Baez: For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' motion to approve the Revised Consent Decree is granted. A separate order approving the proposed settlement will be entered. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at ECF No. 197. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 11/29/2018) (jwh)
March 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 140 OPINION & ORDER re: 106 MOTION for Attorney Fees AND COSTS (CORRECTED), filed by R.D., South Bronx Churches Sponsoring Committee, Inc., Upper Manhattan Together, Inc., Felipe Cruz, Maribel Baez. The motion for attorneys' f ees is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs' counsel are awarded $418,557.69 in attorneys' fees and disbursements. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at ECF No. 106. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 3/20/2017) (cla)
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Plaintiff: Maribel Baez
Represented By: Mitchell S. Bernard
Represented By: Marc Cohan
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Plaintiff: Felipe Cruz
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Plaintiff: Upper Manhattan Together, Inc.
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Plaintiff: South Bronx Churches Sponsoring Committee, Inc.
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