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 

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fully relocated, and has been previously investigated: 

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each facility of hospital, including satellites, branches,‘ 

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For each hospital 1/ which has been partially or. 

   

subjected to a compliance review’ in connection wi 

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the new facility, date of NEW approval and relocation, and. 
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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, | 

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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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3 been made available to plaintiffs’ counsel in the Response and 

Request For Production, Inspection and Copying Of Documents served Sn 
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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 

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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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: In the prescnt situation, involving a main hospital and iid AR 

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SRT of whether the result of the relocation will be a unitary: 

HR . health care delivery system or two separate units. Our: 

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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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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 

| Washington, D.C. 036 FR 

HN and by mail, postage prepared to: 
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Hale : Joscph Flowers GEE 
Rm Les : Community Legal Aid, Inc. phe FRE | 204°. 7th Biman FE fdas 

Wilmington, D claware 1198011 

On ; J Charles H. Toliver, IV. 5 JR Fla i yt Alan Scher | 
Assistant City Solicitors. : 

2a 252 Public Building 
: Wilmington, Delaware 19801 

William C. Gordon, Birectors a ; 1 . Health Planning Council, ‘Inc. i 2501 Silverside Road Tia Tg fe Suite #5 FR 
Wilmington, Delaware 19801 

  

Rodney M. Layton 
Richards, Layton and; 

4072 DuPont Building 

‘Wilmington, Delaware 

en ; Malcolm Cobin BREA 
p50 Assistant Attorney General 

‘Division of Fupiie Health 
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