V. et al v. Wagner et al

Filing 201

ORDER re 199 granting STIPULATION Re: Notices. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 10/27/09. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2009)

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MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236) MARILYN HOLLE (SBN 61530) DEBORAH DORFMAN (CRLSA No. 801060) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA 3580 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 902 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Named Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class Additional Attorneys for Named Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class on Signature Page STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540) EVE H. CERVANTEZ (SBN 164709) STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081) Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, California 94108 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs SEIU-UHW, SEIU-ULTCW, SEIU Local 521, SEIU California State Council, UDW, and CUHW UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION V.L., et al., Plaintiffs v. WAGNER, et al., Defendants ) Case No.: CV 09-04668 CW ) ) STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: ) NOTICE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE NOTICE CASE NO. CV 09-04668 CW

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WHEREAS, on October 19, 2009, the Court preliminarily enjoined Defendants from implementing the provisions of ABX4 4 that amended Sections 12309(e) and 12309.2 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code to terminate from eligibility for IHSS services those recipients with Functional Index Scores of less than 2.0 and to eliminate domestic and related services for recipients with functional ranks of less than 4 for those services; WHEREAS, the parties agreed to work jointly on a form of notice to be sent to potentially affected recipients, informing them of this Court's preliminary injunction, and that their IHSS services would not be terminated or reduced as provided in ABX4 4; WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants shall mail via First Class mail a Notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to recipients whose IHSS services would have been terminated or reduced by operation of ABX4 4; WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants shall begin mailing the Notice to Recipients on October 27, 2009 and mail out all such Notices no later than October 29, 2009; WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Notice shall be printed in Arial 14 point font, which maximizes readability for recipients with vision impairments; WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants shall translate the Notice into Spanish, Russian, Armenian, Vietnamese, and Chinese; WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Notice will not be in the standard Notice of Action ("NOA") format generally used to communicate changes in services to IHSS recipients; WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants shall include with the Notice a notification of free translation services, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; /// /// /// /// /// ///

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE NOTICE CASE NO. CV 09-04668 CW

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WHEREAS, the parties agree that Defendants shall post the Notice and the text of this Court's preliminary injunction on their official website, www.dss.cahwnet.gov; THEREFORE, the parties so stipulate and agree, and request that the Court so order. Dated: October 23, 2009 Respectfully Submitted, _____ By: ____/s/ Gregory D. Brown EDMUND G. BROWN, JR. Attorney General of California KARIN S. SCHWARTZ SUSAN M. CARSON Supervising Deputy Attorneys General JOSHUA N. SONDHEIMER GREGORY D. BROWN (SBN 219209) MICHAEL A. ZWIBELMAN Deputy Attorneys General 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Dated: October 23, 2009 Respectfully Submitted, By: /s/ Melinda Bird _____ MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236) MARILYN HOLLE (SBN 61530) DEBORAH DORFMAN (CRLSA No. 801060) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL OFFICE 3580 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 902 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] SUJATHA JAGADEESH BRANCH (SBN 166259) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO REGIONAL OFFICE 100 Howe Ave., Suite 235N Sacramento, CA 95825 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail]

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE NOTICE 2 CASE NO. CV 09-4668 CW

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DARA L. SCHUR (SBN 98638) FREDERICK P. NISEN (SBN 184089) JUNG PHAM (SBN 251232) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA BAY AREA REGIONAL OFFICE 1330 Broadway, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] ANN MENASCHE (SBN 74774) DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO REGIONAL OFFICE 111 Sixth Avenue, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] PAULA PEARLMAN (SBN 109038) SHAWNA PARKS (SBN 208301) DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] CHARLES WOLFINGER (SBN 63467) LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES WOLFINGER 4655 Cass Street #314 San Diego, Ca 92109 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] JANE PERKINS (SBN 104784) NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM 211 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] ANNA RICH (SBN 230195) NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZEN LAW CENTER 1330 Broadway, Suite 525 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]
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Attorneys for Individual Named Plaintiffs V.L., David Oster, Willie Beatrice Sheppard, C.R., Dotty Jones, and the Plaintiff Class By: /s/ Stacey M. Leyton ______ STEPHEN P. BERZON (SBN 46540) EVE H. CERVANTEZ (SBN 164709) STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) PEDER J. THOREEN (SBN 217081) CASEY A. ROBERTS (SBN 253474) (Admission Pending) Altshuler Berzon LLP 177 Post Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, California 94108 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs SEIU-UHW, SEIU-ULTCW, SEIU Local 521, SEIU California State Council, UDW, and CUHW GENERAL ORDER 45 ATTESTATION I, Gregory D. Brown, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this stipulation. In compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that plaintiffs counsel have concurred in the filing of this document with their electronic signatures. Dated: October 23, 2009 /s/ Gregory D. Brown Gregory D. Brown

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

______________________________________ Hon. Claudia Wilken United States District Judge

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