STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF RICHMOND
MYMOENA DAVIDS, by her parent and natural guardian MIAMONA DAVIDS, ERIC DAVIDS, by his parent and natural guardian MIAMONA DAVIDS, ALEXIS PERALTA, by her parent and natural guardian ANGELA PERALTA, STACY PERALTA, by her parent and natural guardian ANGELA PERALTA, LENORA PERALTA, by her parent and natural guardian ANGELA PERALTA, ANDREW HENSON, by his parent and ORDER natural guardian CHRISTINE HENSON, ADRIAN COLSON, by his parent and natural guardian JACQUELINE COLSON, DARIUS COLSON, by his parent and natural guardian JACQUELINE COLSON, SAMANTHA PIROZZOLO, by her parent and natural guardian SAM PIROZZOLO, FRANKLIN PIROZZOLO, by her parent Index No. 101105-2014 and natural guardian SAM PIROZZOLO, IZAIYAH EWERS, by his parent and natural guardian KENDRA Hon. Philip G. Minardo OKE,
Plaintiffs,
-against-
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-100, XYZ ENTITIES 1-100,
Defendants,
-and-
MICHAEL MULGREW, as President ofthe UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, Local 2, American Federation ofTeachers, AFL-CIO,
Intervenor-Defendant. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF RICHMOND
JOHN KEONI WRIGHT, GINET BORRERO, TAU ANA GOINS, NINA DOSTER, CARLA WILLIAMS, MONA PRADIA, ANGELES BARRAGAN,
Plaintiffs,
-against-
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, MERRYL H. TISCH, in her official capacity as Chancellor ofthe Board of Regents ofthe University of the State of New York, JOHN B. KING, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of Education ofthe State ofNew York and President of the University of the State ofNew York,
Defendants,
-and-
SETH COHEN, DANIEL DELEHANTY, ASHLI SKURA DREHER, KATHLEEN FERGUSON, ISRAEL MARTINEZ, RICHARD OGNIBENE, JR., LONNETTE R. TUCK, and KAREN E. MAGEE, Individually and as President ofthe New York State United Teachers,
Intervenors-Defendants.
Proposed Intervenors-Defendants Seth Cohen, Daniel Delehanty, Ashli Skura Dreher,
Kathleen Ferguson, Israel Martinez, Richard Ognibene, Jr., Lonnette R. Tuck, and Karen E.
Magee, Individually and as President of the New York State United Teachers, by their attorney, Richard E. Casagrande, having moved in the action with the caption John Keoni
Wright, et at., v. State of New York, et at. and bearing the Albany County Index Number
A0064l/2014 (hereinafter the "Wright action"), pursuant to sections 1012 and 1013 of the
2 Civil Practice Law and Rules for an order permitting them to intervene in the Wright action, and
The Wright action by order of this court dated September 18, 2014, having been consolidated with the action with the caption Mymoena Davids, et ai., v. State ofNew York, et aI., and bearing the Richmond County Index Number 101105/2014 (hereinafter the
"Davids action") and the pleadings in the actions being consolidated and standing as pleadings in the consolidated action,
NOW, upon reading and filing the affirmation of Richard E. Casagrande, dated
August 28, 2014, and the exhibit annexed thereto, the affidavit of Seth Cohen, sworn to on
August 28, 2014, the affidavit of Daniel Delehanty, sworn to on August 27, 2014, the affidavit of Ashli Skura Dreher, sworn to on August 27, 2014, the affidavit of Kathleen
Ferguson, sworn to on August 27, 2014, the affidavit ofIsrael Martinez, sworn to on August
27, 2014, the affidavit of Richard Ognibene, Jr., sworn to on August 26, 2014, the affidavit of Lonnette R. Tuck, sworn to on August 27, 2014, and the affidavit of Karen Magee, sworn to on August 28, 2014, with proof of service thereof, and no opposition thereto having been filed, and after due deliberation, it is
ORDERED that the Proposed Intervenors-Defendants' motion to intervene is granted, and it is
FURTHER ORDERED, that Seth Cohen, Daniel Delehanty, Ashli Skura Dreher,
Kathleen Ferguson, Israel Martinez, Richard Ognibene, Jr., Lonnette R. Tuck, and Karen
Magee, Individually and as President of the New York State United Teachers be and are
3 hereby deemed to be Intervenors-Defendants in this consolidated action.
Dated: September __3D,2014
HO ''''-In..r1uLE PHILIP G. MINARDO
II6496/CWAll 41 Ron. Philip G. Minardo
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