Defendant Califano's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Set of Interrogatories
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May 18, 1977
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Case Files, Hatcher v. Methodist Hospital - Hardbacks. Defendant Califano's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Set of Interrogatories, 1977. aa6cdee1-5384-f111-ab0f-7c1e527d528a. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/879d19fa-b82b-4ecd-ba92-5302067d62f6/defendant-califanos-response-to-plaintiffs-second-set-of-interrogatories. Accessed October 10, 2026.
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‘Defendant, Joseph A. Califano, Secretary of the United {oat
States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, by his
undersigned attorneys, pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal
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DEFENDANT CALIFANO'S RESPONSE ‘ Pts
TO PLAINTIFFS' SECOND SET A
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Rules of Civil Procedures hereby responds to plaintiffs til
second set of interrogatories as .follovws.
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fully relocated, and has been previously investigated:
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each facility of hospital, including satellites, branches,‘
following information:
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For each hospital 1/ which has been partially or.
subjected to a compliance review’ in connection wi
“31, “Legal name of hospital.
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2. Name, address, and number of inpatient beds ats HY
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the new facility, date of NEW approval and relocation, and.
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1/ As used herein, the term "hospital" means the
Of all facilitics,>and the term “facility! moans
branch, satellite cov affiliate.
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a) total removal; b) creation of satellite este
of increase or decrease of visits (if outpatient service)
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6. Composition of the population by race and national EMS
origin of the census tract and Zip cade of each facility, |
and of the area from which each facility draws the majority i:
of its patients Z2/: | ;
(i) Original Pacility (at time relocation coonrrad gl
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= Response to Interrogatory A 1-9 .
All of the information contained in HEW files concerning-
4 hospitals which have been partially or fully relocated has previously
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Request For Production, Inspection and Copying Of Documents served Sn
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| 45 Supplemental Response to Requests No. 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of plaintiffs’.
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upon Defendant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare on January 4,
3977. To ithe extent that the answers: io these interrogatories are oni
not contained therein, the Secretary docs not presently possess.’
the information requested.
Further, to the extent. that these interrogatories rcquest
that tho: Secretary identify, sstaln, collate and analyze such
saterinl not presently in his DOs otRich he objects janis
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*interrogatories as unduly burdensome and oppressive, and
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that such information is not relevant or likely toiadd to
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the discovery of relevant evidence. ) X
& Interrogatory ; | : ji he gs
Reg MB, State sptelfioly the, "investigative hypothesis” under;
Ait : : 2h: FA which the inve stization team 1s proceeding separately, for:
1. The Title VI allegations;
FAS 2. The Section 504 allegations;
[Ean and identify and attach copies of all regulations,
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2 Response to Interrogatory B |
foe ase +» The general policy under Title VI and Sec. 504 as it relates d
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to the site selection issue in. this case is stated: in the HEW »
4580 © site’selection regulations (45 CFR 80.3(b) (3) and 45 CFR aa
peti {5)). "The Director,” OCR, has not yet determined the precise rn ;
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Hae hy BEDlicatien of {his general policy to.the facts in filnington ie
3 ~ WMC will be fully defined in the letter of
E be sent to the hospital and filed with the court, as: set forth:
“in our Supplemental Report of May 5, 1977. In addition, the :
R OCR .Director and his top level staff have taken office very: {a
16 recently: the new Director assumed his position on Monday, May 2,
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: AEST HL fey however, is the beginning point of our investigation. In this: hai
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fie and access to,which may be expected under the proposed plan.
Cyt Discriminatory ‘effects of the relocation might include either:
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RH a satellite hospital, the investigation involves the question 3
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HR . health care delivery system or two separate units. Our:
fr) investigation involves a comparison between current health.
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fo regulations include: (1) a demographic analysis of race, age, fe:
and disability/handicap clusters in downtown and out- moouniy
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Bre of hospital service wtduntion: (3) an analysis: of available
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: new transportation’ and of municipal (jurisdictional) or :
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physical impediments to access LO ihe existing and. proposed,
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residents, interns, supervisors, and specialists; and (5) an!
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I declare that the above answers are to the best of my in A Ve
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ua be true and correct under penalty of perjury. /| {= {Na
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Zh I certify that two (2) copies of Defendant Califano S ih 5 A ALE we 1 "Partial Response to Plaintiffs' Second Set Of Interrogatories::
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have been served this 18th day of May, 1977 by ‘hand delivery, »
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Marilyn G. Rose RE 3 ; Center for Law & Sogkul Policy fre Fan : / 1751 N Street, N. ai SA
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