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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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FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SIXTH FLOOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111-3409

TELEPHONE: 415.434.4484

FACSIMILE: 415.434.4507

THOMAS F. CARLUCCI, BAR NO. 135767

MICHAEL E. DELEHUNT, BAR NO. 070619

KEVIN F. WOODALL, BAR NO. 180650

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS COVENANT RETIREMENT

COMMUNITIES WEST, INC. ET AL.

THOMAS E. PEREZ

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

STEVEN H. ROSENBAUM, CHIEF

JON M. SEWARD, DEPUTY CHIEF

RYAN G. LEE, TRIAL ATTORNEY

DANA MULHAUSER, TRIAL ATTORNEY

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

HOUSING AND CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SECTION

950 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW-NWB

WASHINGTON, DC 20530

TELEPHONE: 202.305.0007

FACSIMILE: 202.514.1116

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

KIMBERLY ANN GAAB

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

2500 TULARE STREET, SUITE 4401

FRESNO, CA721

TELEPHONE: 559.497.4000

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF, UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff,

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COVENANT RETIREMENT

COMMUNITIES WEST, INC. et al.,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION FOR

DISBURSEMENTS TO CLAIMANTS

FROM SETTLEMENT FUND; AND

ORDER THEREON

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Defendants, Covenant Retirement Communities West, Inc. et al. (“Covenant”), and

Plaintiff, United States of America, through their counsel of record, hereby enter into the

following stipulation related to disbursements to claimants from the settlement fund

created pursuant to the Consent Order (Doc. No. 28), which was entered by the Court on

August 23, 2007.

WHEREAS, Paragraph 23 of the Court Order requires the creation of a $530,000

Settlement Fund to compensate individuals who were allegedly injured by violations of

the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3604-3619;

WHEREAS, Paragraph 28 of the Consent Order requires that alleged aggrieved

persons make claims against the Settlement Fund, that the United States of America

makes recommendations related to said claims, and that the parties engage in good faith

discussions regarding the United States of America’s recommendations;

WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in good faith settlement discussions related

to 26 claims, including a mediation related to the claims in June, 2009;

WHEREAS, the parties reached an agreement regarding the amounts to be paid to

all 26 claimants, among other things at the mediation;

WHEREAS, Paragraph 29 of the Consent Order provides that for all claims on

which the parties have reached an agreement, the parties shall submit a stipulated order

for entry by the Court specifying the names of the claimants and the amounts to be paid to

the claimants;

WHEREAS, in the Amended Complaint, the United States alleges that Covenant

discriminated against disabled individuals by, among other things, restricting the use of

mobility aids in dwellings, steering individuals who use mobility aids to assisted living

facilities, and requiring individuals who use power operated vehicles (POV) to obtain

insurance and show they can safely operate the POVs. As noted in the Consent Order,

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Covenant denies the allegations in the Amended Complaint including, but not limited to,

the allegations that Covenant discriminated against anyone based upon a disability. In

particular, Covenant denies that it employed any policies that discriminated against or

otherwise restricted persons with disabilities who used mobility aids by steering those

individuals to assisted living or placing unreasonable time, place and manner restrictions

on the use of motorized mobility aids.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that pursuant to the Consent Order, $262,500 shall

be disbursed to the claimants in the amounts specified below:

1. Mary Gehring ($29,795.69)

2. Suzanne Bittner ($29,795.69)

3. Estate of Gerry Sims ($20,856.98)

4. Frances Sims ($8,938.71)

5. Robert Lofton ($23,836.55)

6. Edward Rieth ($11,918.27)

7. Lucille Rieth ($11,918.27)

8. Estate of William Porter ($11,918.27)

9. Estate of Inez Porter ($5,959.14)

10. Rhea Porter ($4,767.31)

11. Maxine B. Thorkelson ($11,918.27)

12. Estate of Willmar Thorkelson ($5,959.14)

13. Robert Westmacott ($11,918.27)

14. Estate of Glennis Westmacott ($5,959.14)

15. Estate of Arvid Carlson ($5,959.14)

16. Linnea Carlson ($5,959.14)

17. Linda Bergthold ($2,979.57)

18. Pam Burnham ($2,979.57)

19. Richard Penberthy ($11,918.27)

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20. Estate of Harold Blixt ($5,959.14)

21. Estate of Dorothy Blixt ($5,959.14)

22. Helen Steele ($7,150.96)

23. Linda Edgington ($1,787.74)

24. Estate of Roberta Cooper ($5,959.57)

25. Karin Cooper ($2,979.57)

26. John E. Sweeney ($7,448.92)

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that pursuant to Paragraph 30 of the Consent

Order, the checks for the agreed upon amounts shall not be delivered by the United States

of America to the claimants until the claimants, including the personal representatives of

any estates, have executed and delivered to the aforementioned counsel for the United

States of America the releases set forth in Appendix F of the Consent Order;

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the checks for the agreed-upon amounts shall

not be delivered by the United States of America to an estate of a deceased individual

until the individual representing the estate, such as the personal representative or fiduciary

charged with administering the estate, delivers or presents verification of his/her authority to

accept payment. Such verification may come in the form of a court order designating the

individual as a personal representative of the estate or fiduciary charged with administering

the estate, a will designating the individual as a personal representative of the estate or

fiduciary charged with administering the estate (if there is not court order), or an executed

written agreement prepared by Covenant and the United States of America that declares

the individual is the personal representative of the estate or fiduciary charged with

administering the estate with the authority to accept payment and sign a release on behalf of

the estate, and that (s)he will indemnify and hold harmless Covenant against any

successful claims made by or against the estate related to the released claims (if there is

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no court order or will);

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the United States of America shall provide

the aforementioned releases and verifications to Covenant in accordance with the Consent

Order.

Dated: April 13, 2010 Thomas E. Perez

Assistant Attorney General

Civil Rights Division

/s/ Ryan G. Lee

Steven H. Rosenbaum, Chief

Jon M. Seward, Deputy Chief

Ryan G. Lee, Trial Attorney

Dana Mulhauser, Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Civil Rights Division

Housing and Civil Enforcement Section

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW-NWB

Washington, DC 20530

Telephone: 202.305.0007

Facsimile: 202.514.1116

Dated: February 8, 2010 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

Thomas F. Carlucci

Michael E. Delehunt

Kevin F. Woodall

/s/ Kevin F. Woodall

KEVIN F. WOODALL

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS,

COVENANT RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

WEST, INC. ET AL.

ORDER

For good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as stipulated by the

parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2010 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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