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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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BRANCART & BRANCART

 Christopher Brancart (SBN 128475)

 Liza Cristol-Deman (SBN 190516)

Post Office Box 686

Pescadero, California 94060

Tel: (650) 879-0141

Fax: (650) 879-1103

STEPHEN E. GOLDBERG (SBN 173499)

Attorney at Law

1100 Howe Avenue, Suite 542

Sacramento, CA 95825

Tel: (916) 565-1225

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KELLY FITZGERALD and )

AMBROSIA FITZGERALD, by )

her guardian ad litem, KELLY )

FITZGERALD, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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NIELSEN PROPERTY MANAGERS, )

INC.; EROS RESMINI; and, MANINA )

RESMINI, )

)

Defendants. )

Case No. 2:05-CV-00119-MCE-PAN

CONSENT DECREE AND FINAL ORDER

This action was brought by plaintiffs alleging that defendants violated the Fair

Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. section 3601 et seq., and related state laws by discriminating on

the basis of familial status in connection with the ownership and operation of Nielsen

Property Managers, Inc. and the rental premises located at 2308 P Street in Sacramento,

California (“the subject rental premises”).

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 Copies of HUD forms are available free of charge by calling HUD at (800) 669- 1/

9777, or on HUD’s website, located at www.hud.gov.

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The parties have agreed that in order to avoid protracted and costly litigation the

controversy should be resolved without a trial or adjudication on the merits and therefore

have consented to entry of this consent decree and order. By entering into this agreement,

defendants make no admission of liability.

It is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that:

MONETARY TERMS

1. Defendant shall make a monetary payment of forty-five thousand dollars

($45,000) to plaintiffs in the form of a check made payable to the Attorney-Client Trust

Account of Brancart & Brancart, federal tax identification number 94-3243807. This

payment shall be delivered to plaintiffs' counsel within 10 days of entry of the consent

decree and final order. 

RELEASE TERMS

2. Within ten days of the date of entry of this order, plaintiffs and defendants shall

execute a mutual waiver and release indicating that this consent decree and final order

constitutes a full and final settlement of any and all claims that they have related to the

subject matter of this lawsuit. That mutual waiver and release shall include a waiver of all

known and unknown claims and a waiver of the rights of all parties under California Civil

Code section 1542. 

EQUITABLE TERMS

3. Defendants shall be prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination in

housing;

4. Defendants shall provide a copy of the HUD pamphlet entitled "Are you the victim

of housing discrimination?" (HUD official form 903.1. ) to all prospective tenants for 1/

properties they manage or own;

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5. Defendant Nielsen Property Managers shall provide a copy of the HUD pamphlet

entitled “Fair Housing – Equal Opportunity for All” (HUD official form 1686 FHEO) to all

housing providers who employ Nielsen Property Managers as an agent for rental of their

properties;

6. Defendants shall advertise each vacancy to be filled at the subject rental

premises by placing an advertisement in a publication of general circulation, which shall

include the statement, "We're a Fair Housing Provider," or words to that effect; 

7. Defendants shall display a fair housing poster, HUD form 928, in a conspicuous

location in a common area of the subject rental premises and in the main office of Nielsen

Property Managers;

8. Defendant Nielsen Property Managers shall place a fair housing provider tagline

or logo on the home page of their website, with a link to the Department of Fair

Employment and Housing website, www.dfeh.ca.gov.

9. Defendants shall attend and pay for attending a fair housing training once per

year for each of the five years conducted by Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission of

Sacramento (“HR/FHC”), or by any other FHIP-approved fair housing agency. The

trainings shall be attended by all property supervisors, managers, and other agents of

Nielsen Property Managers who have authority to deal with tenants and/or rental

applicants.

10. Defendants shall provide a written document to HR/FHC every year certifying

that defendants have complied with the terms of the consent decree for the previous year.

11. This order shall be in effect for a period of five years from the date of entry,

and the Court shall retain jurisdiction for purposes of enforcement. This order will

terminate at the end of the five year period. 

12. The parties agree to attempt to work out in good faith any disputes that arise

under the terms of this order. Only after good faith mediation attempts have been 

exhausted will the parties request the assistance of the Court in resolving the dispute. 

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Plaintiffs shall provide notice in writing to defendants at least ten (10) days prior to

initiating any contempt proceedings.

Ordered this 15 day of July, 2005. th

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Approved as to content and form:

BRANCART & BRANCART

STEPHEN E. GOLDBERG

Dated: July 7, 2005.

Liza Cristol-Deman

Brancart & Brancart

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,

 EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

Dated: July 7, 2005.

Tanya X. Johnson

Attorney for All Defendants

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