Free Motion to Approve Consent Judgment - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:00-cv-01050-AVC Document 179 Filed 08/21/2008 Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
MARY CARR, et al., )
Plaintiffs, ) CIVIL ACTION NO.
) 3:00 CV 1050 (AVC)
v. )
) August 21, 2008
PATRICIA WILSON—COKER, in her )
official capacity as Commissioner of the State ) CLASS ACTION
of Connecticut Department of Social Services, )
Defendant. )

JOINT MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e), the parties to this action, including the Plaintiff class of
low-income Connecticut residents in the Medicaid managed care program, and Defendant
Michael Starkowski, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS),l,
hereby jointly move in conjunction with the hearing scheduled by the Court for August 26, 2008,
for an order granting final approval of their proposed Settlement Agreement in this matter,
previously filed with the Court on May 1, 2008. Following notice sent to plaintiff class
members, and comments received, the parties’ proposed settlement continues to meet the
conditions for approval specified in rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A
Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion for Final Approval of Settlement Agreement
accompanies this Motion.
WHEREFORE, the parties request entry of an order of final Court approval ofthe Settlement
Agreement.
1 Substituted in his official capacity for former Defendant Commissioner Patricia
Wilson-Coker.
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Respectfully submitted:
Plaintiffs, by their counsel of record:
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Jamey Bell
Federal Bar No. CT15520
Greater Hartford Legal Aid
999 Asylum Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT 06105
(Tel.) 860.541.5046
(Fax) 860.541.5050
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Greg Bass
Federal Bar No. CT 18114
Greater Hartford Legal Aid
999 Asylum Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT 06105
(Tel.) 860.541.5018
(Fax) 860.541.5050
[email protected]
Anne Louise Blanchard
Federal Bar No. CT08718
Connecticut Legal Services
872 Main St.
P.O. Box 258
Willimantic, CT 06226
(Tel.) 860.456.1761
(Fax) 860.456.7420
ablanchard@,conn1egalservices.org
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Kristen Noelle Hatcher
Federal Bar No. CT27002
Connecticut Legal Services
587 Main St.
New Britain, CT 06051
(Tel.)1860.225.8678
(Fax) 860.225.6105
[email protected]
Defendant, by counsel of record:
HUGH BARBER
Fed. Bar No. CT05731
[email protected]
Office of the Attomey General
55 Elm Street
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT 06141-0120
(860) 808-5210
Fax (860) 808-5385
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