Trueblood, et al v. Washington State Department of Health and Human Services et al

Filing 716

ORDER granting Parties' 713 Stipulated Motion to Distribute Contempt Funds for Diversion Programming. The Clerk of this Court is authorized and directed to draw a check on the funds deposited in the registry of the Court in the principal amount of $7,728,071 minus any statutory users fees, payable to the Seattle Foundation. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM)

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THE HON. MARSHA J. PECHMAN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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A.B., by and through her next friend CASSIE
CORDELL TRUEBLOOD, et al.,

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No. 14-cv-01178-MJP

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
MOTION TO DISTRIBUTE
CONTEMPT FUNDS FOR
DIVERSION PROGRAMMING

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Defendants.
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This matter comes before the Court upon the Parties’ Stipulated Motion to Distribute
Contempt Funds for Diversion Programming.
The Parties have proposed all five (5) of the Phase III Trueblood diversion grant

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recipients to receive additional contempt funds to continue their diversion services to class

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members pursuant to the Trueblood Diversion Plan. The recipients and their awards are as

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follows:

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Comprehensive Health Services

$803,878

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Frontier Behavioral Health

$877,365

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King County

$3,710,583

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Lourdes

$1,173,058

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO
DISTRIBUTE CONTEMPT FUNDS FOR DIVERSION
PROGRAMMING - 1

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Pierce County

$1,163,187

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall disburse $7,728,071 to the

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Seattle Foundation to fund these diversion programs. The Seattle Foundation shall, pursuant to a

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contract entered into with Plaintiffs, distribute and monitor these funds, in conjunction with the

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Court Monitor and Plaintiffs, to ensure that the monies are appropriately utilized.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court is authorized and directed to

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draw a check on the funds deposited in the registry of the Court in the principal amount of

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$7,728,071 minus any statutory users fees, payable to the Seattle Foundation, by check which

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will be mailed or delivered to same at 1601 5th Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, WA 98010.

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Dated this _17th_ day of December, 2019.

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Marsha J. Pechman
United States Senior District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO
DISTRIBUTE CONTEMPT FUNDS FOR DIVERSION
PROGRAMMING - 2

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Presented by:

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/s/ Randy Head
Nicholas A. Williamson, WSBA No. 44470
Randy Head, WSBA No. 48039
Jessica M. Erickson, WSBA No. 43024
Office of the Attorney General
7141 Cleanwater Drive SW
P.O. Box 40124
Olympia, WA 98504-0124
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
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/s/ Kimberly Mosolf
David R. Carlson, WSBA No. 35767
Kimberly Mosolf, WSBA No. 49548
Alexa Polaski, WSBA No. 52683
Disability Rights Washington
315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
/s/Christopher Carney
Christopher Carney, WSBA No. 30325
Sean Gillespie, WSBA No. 35365
Kenan Isitt, WSBA No. 35317
Carney Gillespie Isitt PLLP
315 5th Avenue South, Suite 860
Seattle, Washington 98104
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO
DISTRIBUTE CONTEMPT FUNDS FOR DIVERSION
PROGRAMMING - 3