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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
MARY CARR, et al. , :
Individually and on behalf of all :
other persons similarly situated, :
: CIVIL ACTION NO.
Plaintiffs, : 3:00 CV 1050 (AVC)
v.
PATRICIA WILSON-COKER, in her _
official capacity as Commissioner : (CLASS ACTION)
of the State of Connecticut Department of :
Social Services, :
Defendant. May 1, 2008 ·
JOINT MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION NOTICE, AND TO
SCHEDULE A HEARING REGARDING SETTLEMENT APPROVAL
Pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to the
above-referenced cause, including the named plaintiffs and plaintiff class and sub-class,
and defendant Michael Starkowski, Commissioner, State of Connecticut Department of
Social Services (DSS), substituted in his official capacity for former defendant DSS
Commissioner Patricia Wilson-Coker, hereby respectfully move this Court for an order:
(1) granting preliminary approval of the proposed Settlement Agreement attached hereto
3 : 00C\/1050 (AVC) May J/_, 2008. The motion is GRANTED Th
preliminary approval to the settlement agreement f i led wiihCOd1hIet
mot }O1'1 , approves the I content and methods of di stribut ion of the proposed
notice to the plaintiff class and subclass , and hereby orders that such
not ice to the plaintiff class and subclass members - be given . A hearing ,
ggiiiiiiglt go. Fegr R. Civ . P . 2 3 (e) (2), to determine whether the proposed
2 O O 8 I ainll Siinri, reasonable , and adequate , is scheduled ` for August 2 6 ,
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