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ORAL ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT _____________________________________ No. 10-5055 _____________________________________ MISSISSIPPI STATE CONFERENCE NAACP, GULF COAST FAIR HOUSING CENTER, DOROTHY MCCLENDON, ZELDA WILLIAMS, RANGISMA DILWORTH AND PAMELA LANDRY, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SHAUN DONOVAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia _______________ AGREEMENT AND JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE ________________ Andrew N. Nathanson Laurence A. Schoen MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, PC One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Telephone (617) 542-6000 Facsimile (617) 542-2241 November 9, 2010 (List of Counsel continued on inside cover)
Robert G. Kidwell MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, PC 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone (202) 434-7300 Facsimile (202) 434-7400
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(List of Counsel continued) Of Counsel: Joseph D. Rich LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW 1401 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone (202) 662-8331 Reilly Morse MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS 39530 Telephone (228) 435-7284 Mark B. Stern Daniel J. Lenerz U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Rm:7228 Washington, DC 20530 Tel: (202) 514-5089
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JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE Appellants Mississippi State Conference NAACP, the Gulf Coast Fair Housing Center, Dorothy McClendon, Pamela Landry, Rangisma Dilworth and Zelda Williams (together, the “Appellants”) and Appellees United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (“HUD”) and Shaun Donovan, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (together the “Appellees”), have reached a resolution regarding the claims brought in this Action. On the basis of such resolution, which includes a further proposal for the programming of Community Development Block Grant funds submitted by the State of Mississippi to HUD, and approved by HUD on November 8, 2010, to satisfy as yet unmet housing needs caused by Hurricane Katrina’s wind and flooding among, in particular, low- and moderateincome residents of southern Mississippi, Appellants and Appellees have agreed to and hereby jointly do move the Court to dismiss with prejudice Appellants’ appeal in this action. Each party will bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees.
Dated: November 9, 2010
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Respectfully submitted, jointly by, /s/ Robert G. Kidwell Robert G. Kidwell, Esq. Counsel of Appellants Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. 701 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: (202) 434-7300 Fax: (202) 434-7400
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/s/ Daniel J. Lenerz Daniel J. Lenerz Mark B. Stern Counsel for Appellees Attorney, Appellate Staff Civil Division Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 7248 Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 (202) 514-0718
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Andrew N. Nathanson Laurence A. Schoen Counsel of Appellants Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Tel: (617) 542-6000 Fax: (617) 542-2241
[email protected] Joseph D. Rich Counsel of Appellants LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW 1401 New York Ave. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone (202) 662-8331 Reilly Morse Counsel of Appellants MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE 974 Division Street Biloxi, MS 39530 Telephone (228) 435-7284 2
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE The foregoing Motion complies with the type-volume limitations of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(B) because it contains 159 words. This Motion complies with the typeface requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(5) and D.C. Cir. Rule 32(a)(1) and the type style requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(6) because it has been prepared in a proportionally spaced typeface using Microsoft Word in 14-point Times New Roman type.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 9, 2010, a copy of the foregoing document was filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court using the appellate CM/ECF system, and four paper copies were also delivered to the Court by hand. The following counsel of record in the case have been served by first-class mail and, if they are registered CM/ECF users, will be sent notification of the filing by the CM/ECF system: Mark B. Stern Daniel J. Lenerz U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Rm: 7228 Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Tel: (202) 514-5089 Fax: (202) 307-2551 Ronald C. Machen, Jr. United States Attorney’s Office 555 4th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20530
/s/ Robert G. Kidwell Robert G. Kidwell, Esq.
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