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May 13, 1993

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Case Files, Thompson v. Raiford Hardbacks. Agreed Order, 1993. ea75bb85-5c40-f011-b4cb-002248226c06. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b70cb555-c731-4465-ad03-20226dff6b55/agreed-order. Accessed June 17, 2025.
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= A on Bide |S DISTRICT COURT U.S STRICT OF TEXAS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT our HOT? Di FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS |LE i ———— - a— —— DALLAS DIVISION LOIS THOMPSON on behalf of * AUG | 3 1983 and as next friend to TAYLOR * KEONDRA DIXON, ZACHERY X. * NANCY DOHERTY, CLERK WILLIAMS, CALVIN A. THOMPSON, * and PRENTISS LAVELL MULLINS * BY wee Deputy hid Plaintiffs, * and * * PEOPLE UNITED FOR A BETTER * CIVIL ACTION NO. OAKLAND, et al., * 3:92-CY-1539~R Plaintiff-intervenors, * Ve * * BURTON RAIFORD * * and * ENTERED ON DOCKET THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * —— PURSUANT Defendants. * TOF R.C. P: RULES 98 AND 79a AGREED ORDER The Court finds and orders that: 1. The requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and (b)(2) are met. A nationwide class is certified as follows: All Medicaid- eligible children under age 72 months who are eligible to receive Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment ("EPSDT") program services. The term "Medicaid-eligible" means an individ- ual who has been determined under the authority of a state Medicaid agency as eligible to receive medical assistance under the Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396, and who remains so eligible. 2. The terms of the settlement agreement are fair to the members of the class. 3. The class has been adequately represented in the negoti- w—— ation which resulted in the settlgment agreement. — 4. Class notice has been adequately provided through the publication and distribution of notice of this Settlement Agree- ment to the following organizations that represent low-income children on Medicaid and other health-related issues: 1) National Clearinghouse for Legal Services 2) National Health Law Program 3) National Housing Law Project 4) National Center for Youth Law 5) Children’s Defense Fund 6) Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning 7) ABA Center on Children and Law 8) Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 9) Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 10) Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund 11) Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund 12) Environmental Defense Fund 13) Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund 14) Natural Resources Defense Council 5. This action against defendant United States of America and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Donna Shalala, is an action seeking solely injunctive and declar- atory relief. 6. Upon an independent review of all the pleadings and the agreement of the parties, the Settlement Agreement is found to be fair, adequate and reasonable, and pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the ———; Federal Rules—of Civil Procedure,~the same is approved. —— 7. Except as provided in paragraph 7 of the Settlement Agreement, the case against the federal defendants is dismissed with prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. \{ Aw.93 AL ri Date ahi es DISTR{CT JUDGE — AGREED TO IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE: Michael M. Daniel, P.C. By: Zug dB Beolhang. LAURZX B|. BESHARA MICHAEL M. DANIEL Attorneys for plaintiffs NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. By: Kirton ® fudreson by BILL LANN LEE KIRSTEN D. LEVINGSTON National Health Law Program By: JANE PERKINS Bronx Legal Services By: LUCY BILLINGS MARIE-ELENA RUFFO Attorneys for Plaintiff-Intervenors UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By: SHEILA LIEBER ALINA S. KOFSKY STEVEN H. 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