Correspondence from Perkins to Kizer Re: Medi-Cal CHDP Lead Blood Assessments

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December 20, 1990

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Impact area
- Economic Justice
Topic
- Environmental Justice
Matter
- Matthews & People United for a Better Oakland v. Coye/Kizer
Case
- Matthews & People United for a Better Oakland v. Coye/Kizer
U.S. state
- California
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- Case Files
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- 2e0e2605-5e40-f011-b4cb-0022482c18b0

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Case Files, Matthews v. Kizer Hardbacks. Correspondence from Perkins to Kizer Re: Medi-Cal CHDP Lead Blood Assessments, 1990. 2e0e2605-5e40-f011-b4cb-0022482c18b0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e36f8e59-ece9-4442-b966-877c6c29062c/correspondence-from-perkins-to-kizer-re-medi-cal-chdp-lead-blood-assessments. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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Dr. Kenneth Kizer Fax #: (202) 785-6792 

Department of Health Services 
714 P Street, Suite 1253 
Sacramento, California 95814 

Re: Medi-Cal CHDP lead blood assessments 
  

Dear Dr. Kizer: 

The National Health Law Program, the Natural Resources Defense 

Council, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the ACLU, 

and the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County have been retained by 

clients to pursue claims against the Department of Health Services 

with regard to the Department’s failure to comply with mandatory 

federal Medicaid guidelines that require the Department to detect 

and treat lead blood poisoning in poor children. The case, called 

Matthews, et al. v. Kizer, was filed today in federal district 

court for the Northern District of California. A copy of the 

complaint is enclosed. 

  

To avoid unnecessary litigation, we would like to explore with 

you the possibility of whether we can reach an out-of-court 

settlement. If you are interested in discussing early resolution 

of the case, please contact me at (213) 204-6010 or Joel Reynolds, 

at the Natural Resources Defense Council (213) 629-5389. Please 

contact us by January 11, 1991. We look forward to hearing from 

you in response to this letter. 

Sincerely, 
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Jane Perkins 
Staff Attorney 

cc: Joel Reynolds 
Bill Lee 
Connie Rice 
Mark Rosenbaum 
Steve Ronfeldt 
Susan Spelletich 
Edward M. Chen 

FUNDED BY THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

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