Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights et al v. Deal et al
Filing
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ANSWER to 1 COMPLAINT by Falecia Stewart. Discovery ends on 11/21/2011.(dr) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
U.S.D.C., A~anta
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
A1LANTADIVISION
JUN 22 2011
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GEORGIA LATINO ALLIANCE
FOR HU~lA"l RIGHTS, ET AL
Plaintiffs,
VS.
~ATHAN DEAL, GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY, ET AL
Defendant.
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ANSWER
NOW COMES the defendant, Falecia Stewart, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Fulton
County, Georgia, and makes the following Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive
Relief:
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Defendant admits the allegations of paragraphs 1, 2,12,13,14, 15,16,61,62,63,64,65.66,103,
104,131,133,134,166,168,169,172,173,175,176,177,178, 179, 181, 182, 184, 185, 189, 190, 193,
and 194 of Plaintiffs' Complaint
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For want of sufficient knowledge, defendant can neither admit nor deny the allegations of paragraphs
17,19.20,22,24,26,29,30,32,33,34,36,37,38,40,42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,
55,56,57,58,59,60,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77, 78,79, 80,SI, 82, 83.84, 85, 86, 87. 88,
89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,105,106, 107, 108, 109, lID. 111, 112, 113, 114,
115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127, 128, 129, 130, 132,135,136,137,138.
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139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, and 171 of Plaintiffs' Complaint and, therefore,
specifically denies same,
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Defendant denies the allegations of paragraphs 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 11,23,25,27,28,31,35,39,41,
150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161, 162, 163,164,165,166,167,170,174,180,
183,184,185,186,187,188,192, and 195.
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Defendant admits the allegations of line I of paragraph 191 of Plaintiffs' Complaint. Defendant
denies the balance of the paragraph,
FIRST DEFENSE
Plaintiffs' Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
WHEREFORE, having fully answered, defendant prays that she be discharged, with all costs cast
against the Plaintiffs .
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This »-day of June, 2011.
Respectfully submilled,
SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP
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P. Andrew Patterson
Georgia Bar No, 566600
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
Suite 3100, Promenade II
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3592
(404) 815-3708
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
Before me, the undersigned officer duly authorized to administer oaths, came Falecia Stewart,
Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Fulton County, Georgia, who, aiter being duly sworn, on
oath deposes and says that the facts contained in the foregoing Answer are true and correct to the best of
her knowledge
This 21 day ofJune, 201 I.
Executive Director
Housing Authority of Fulton County, Georgia
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this '1.1 day ofJune, 2011
Notary Public
[NOTARY SEAL]
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FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
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IN THE UNITEO STATES DISTIUCT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN OISTRICT 01' GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
GEORGIA LATINO ALLIANCE
FOR HUMAN RIGl-ITS, et al
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Plaintiff,
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NATHAN DEAL, GOVERNOR OF
THE 5TATE OF GEORGIA, in his
official capacity, ET AL
Defendant.
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Case No, I: 11-CV-1804-TWT
CERTIFICAT£ OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have forwarded a copy of the attached Answer to the Plaintiffs by
depositing same in the U, S. Mail with sufficient postage affixed thereto to the following addressees:
See Attached List
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P. Andrew Patterson
Georgia Bar No. 566600
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
Suite 3100, Promenade Jl
1230 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3592
(404) 815-3708
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Linton Joaquin
Karla Preciado
Mellisa S. Keaney
NATIONAL IMMIGRAll0N LAW
CENTER
3435 Wilshire Boulevard,
Suite 2850
Los Angeles, California 900 I 0
Naomi Tsu (GSB No. 5076J 2)
Michelle R Lapointe (GSa No. 0070RO)
Daniel Wemer (GS13 No. 422(70) sotmlERN
POVERTY LA W CENTER
233 Peachtree St, Nfl, Suite 21 SO Atlanta.
Georgia 30303
Mary Bauer (GSS No. 142213)
Andrew H. Turner
Samuel Brooke
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENfER
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Tanya Broder
Jonathan Blazer
NATIONAL lMMIGRATION LA W
CENTER
405 14th Street, Suite 1400
Oakland, California 946 I 2
Ceeillia D. Wang
Katherine Desonneau
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
UNION FOUNDATION IMMIGRANTS'
RIGHTS PROJECT
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Chara fisher Jackson (GSB No. 386101)
Azadeh N. Shahshahani (GSB No. 509008)
ACLU OF GEORGIA
1900 The Exchange, Suite 425
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
G. Brian Spears (GSB No. 670112)
1126 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
Sin Yen Ling
ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
55 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, California 94111
R. Keegan Federal, Jr. (GSB No. 257200)
FEDERAL & HASSON, LLP
Two Ravinia Drive, Ste 1776
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Charles H. Kuck (GSB No. 429940)
Danielle M, Conley (GSB No, 222292)
KUCK IMMIGRATION PARTNERS LLC
8010 Roswell Road, Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
Devon Orland
OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
40 Capitol Square, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300
Attorney for Defendants, Deal, Olens, Reese and
Bcally
Omar C. Jadwat
Andre Segura
Elora Mukhellee
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10004
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