Case: U.S. v. Pennsylvania

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Complaint. (mrs) (Entered: 04/21/1993)

Summons(es) issued Forwarded to: given to AUSA 04/21/93 (mrs) Modified on 04/21/1993 (Entered: 04/21/1993)

Standard Case Management Track. (mrs) (Entered: 04/21/1993)

Acknowledgement of service as to DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER 5/17/93 (ph) (Entered: 05/25/1993)

MOTION TO INTERVENE BY MOVANT EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT AS PARTY PLAINTIFF , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (Complaint attached) (ph) (Entered: 06/02/1993)

UNCONTESTED MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 06/09/1993)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO ANSWER COMPLAINT, RESET ANSWER DUE FOR 6/11/93 FOR REUBEN SHONEBAUM, FOR NANCY THALER, FOR KAREN F. SNIDER, FOR CASEY, FOR COMMONWEALTH OF PA ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 6/14/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 06/14/1993)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM TO DISMISS , BRIEF, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 06/14/1993)

Response by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES to [3-1] MOTION TO INTERVENE BY MOVANT EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT AS PARTY PLAINTIFF, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 06/23/1993)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO INTERVENE BY MOVANT EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT AS PARTY PLAINTIFF ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 6/25/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 06/25/1993)

Intervenor's complaint by MOVANT EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT against DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM (ph) (Entered: 06/25/1993)

Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in opposition to [6-1] MOTION TO DISMISS, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 06/30/1993)

Pre-trial conference SET at 11:15 8/17/93 (ph) (Entered: 08/03/1993)

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER FILED, ETC. ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 8/27/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED BY CHAMBERS. (cd) (Entered: 08/27/1993)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS; DEFENDANTS' ARE ORDERED TO FILE AN ANSWER WITHIN 5 DAYS OF THIS ORDER ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 9/2/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 09/02/1993)

ORDER THAT UPON CONSIDERATION OF PARTIES' PROPOSED JOINT DISCOVERY-MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE PLAN IS ADOPTED AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT; CUT-OFF DATE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND IN LIMINE MOTIONS 7/1/94; PRETRIAL MEMORANDA & EXCHANGE OF EXHIBITS AND WITNESS LIST 7/1/94; FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE BY 8/1/94. TRIAL DATE FOR 9/1/94 . ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 9/9/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (kw) (Entered: 04/25/1994)

Answer to Complaint by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM (Attorney THOMAS B. YORK), Certificate of Service. (mc) (Entered: 09/23/1993)

ISSUE JOINED. (mc) (Entered: 09/23/1993)

Answer by COMMONWEALTH OF PA, ROBERT CASEY, KAREN F. SNIDER, NANCY THALER, REUBEN SHONEBAUM to [9-1] intervenor complaint, Certificate of Service. (mc) (Entered: 09/23/1993)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 10/04/1993)

Appearance of PAMELA K. CHEN and MARK MASLING for PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 10/06/1993)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 10/7/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 10/07/1993)

MOTION by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES TO STRIKE DEFENDANTS' SECOND DEFENSE OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 10/13/1993)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 10/18/1993)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' UNCONTESTED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 10/19/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 10/19/1993)

Response by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM to [19-1] MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANTS' SECOND DEFENSE OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 10/27/1993)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANTS' SECOND DEFENSE OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ETC SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 11/2/93 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 11/02/1993)

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE 94-440 AND 93-2094 IS GRANTED; THE FILE IN 94-440 SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FILE IN 93-2094, AND CASE NO 94-440 IS TO BE MARKED CLOSED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 3/29/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 03/29/1994)

Consolidated Lead Case (ph) (Entered: 03/29/1994)

Response by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM to motion for class certification, Certificat of service (ph) (Entered: 04/13/1994)

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICAITON IS GRANTED; A CLASS OF PLAINTIFFS IS CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO FRCP 23 ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 4/26/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 04/26/1994)

ORDER THAT THIS COURT'S ORDER OF 4/26/94 IS AMENDED TO CERTIFY A CLASS OF PLAINTIFFS PURSUANT TO FRCP 23 AS FOLLOWS: ALL PERSONS WHO, ON OR AFTER 4/21/93, RESIDED OR WILL RESIDE AT EMBREEVILLE CENTER; ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED OR WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM EMBREEVILLE CENTER AFTER 4/21/93, AND WHO REMAIN DEFENDANTS' LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY; AND ALL PERSONS AT RISK OF BEING PLACED AT EMBREEVILLE CENTER ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 5/12/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 05/12/1994)

All pleadings received from case # 94-440 per order of March 28, 1994. (ph) (Entered: 05/20/1994)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PRE TRIAL MEMORANDUM AND MOTIONS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 06/27/1994)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PRE TRIAL MEMORANDUM AND MOTIONS, RESET SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES: DEADLINE FOR FILING OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE BY 7/15/94; PLAINTIFF'S PRETRIAL MEMORANDUM DUE 7/15/94; DEFENDANT'S PRETRIAL MEMORANDUM DUE 7/15/94 ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 6/30/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 06/30/1994)

Appearance of EDMOND A. TIRYAK for INTERVENOR-PLAINTIFF EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 07/05/1994)

Plaintiffs' Pretrial Memorandum, exhibits, certificate of service. (td) (Entered: 07/15/1994)

Defendant's Pretrial Memorandum, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 07/18/1994)

ORDER, RESET SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE BY 3:15 7/27/94; TRIAL POOL DEADLINE SET FOR 9/6/94 ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 7/19/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 07/19/1994)

MOTION by HARRY NELSON TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (tc) (Entered: 07/27/1994)

ORDER THAT ALL OBJECTIONS TO EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN THE PARTIES' PRETRIAL MEMORANDA SHALL BE SERVED AND FILED BY 8/23/94; OBJECTIONS SHALL STATE THE SPECIFIC GROUNDS UPON WHICH THE OBJECTION IS BASED; EXHIBITS TO WHICH NO OBJECTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED SHALL BE ADMITTED IF OFFERED AT TRIAL ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 7/28/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 07/28/1994)

ORDER THAT UPON AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES, IT IS ORDERED THAT COUNSEL FOR ALL PARTIES TO THESE CONSOLIDATED CASES ARE DIRECTED TO MEET AND REVIEW THE SETTLEMENT STATUS OF THIS CASE, AND REPORT THE RESULTS TO THE COURT IN WRITING BY 8/15/94; ALL COMMONWEALTH OF PA. OFFICIALS NEEDED TO APPROVE A SETTLEMENT SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS WITHIN THIS TIME ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 7/28/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 07/28/1994)

Praecipe by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES requesting that the following individuals be removed from the list of attorneys of record: Attorney General JANET RENO, former Assistant Attorney General JAMES P. TURNER, former Department of Justice Trial Attorney PHILIP A. GUZMAN, Certificate of service. (ph) (Entered: 07/29/1994)

Memorandum by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER in opposition to [31-1] MOTION IN LIMINE, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 07/29/1994)

PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES' Reply Memorandum in Support of its Motion in Limine, certificate of service. (aa) (Entered: 08/03/1994)

MOTION BY PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION TO CERTAIN FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN HALDERMAN V. PENNHURST , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE. (fe) (Entered: 08/09/1994)

MOTION BY DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER FOR A RULING ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (fe) (Entered: 08/19/1994)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY and CONJUNCTIVE MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (tc) (Entered: 08/22/1994)

Response by NOTICE ONLY HARRY NELSON to [43-1] MOTION FOR A RULING ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY, Certificate of Service. (mc) (Entered: 08/22/1994)

MOTION BY HARRY NELSON, ET AL TO LIMIT TESTIMONY OF DEFTS' ADDITIONAL EXPERT WITNESSES , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.(see paper #45) (mc) (Entered: 08/22/1994)

UNCONTESTED MOTION BY DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO UNITED STATES' MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (jy) (Entered: 08/23/1994)

Objections by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER to plaintiffs' exhibits, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 08/24/1994)

Surreply by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES regarding defendants' motions to compel discovery and for continuance, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 08/24/1994)

Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in opposition to [44-1] MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY, [44-2] MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 08/24/1994)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO UNITED STATES' MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION, RESPONSE TO MOTION RESET TO 8/29/94 FOR [46-1] MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO UNITED STATES' MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 8/26/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 08/26/1994)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF THE NELSON PLAINTIFFS TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT; PLAINTIFFS SHALL RESPOND TO THE TWO INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED BY DEFENDANTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPLAINT ON OR BEFORE 8/25/94 ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 8/30/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 08/30/1994)

Brief by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM in opposition to United States' MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION TO CERTAIN FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN HALDERMAN V. PENNHURST, Certificate of Service. (cd) (Entered: 08/30/1994)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION IN LIMINE; THE US IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT PERSONS RESIDING AT EMBREEVILLE CENTER ARE SUBJECTED TO EGREGIOUS OR FLAGRANT CONDITIONS CAUSING GRIEVOUS HARM PURSUANT TO A PATTERN OR PRACTICE OF THE DEFENDANTS ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 8/30/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 08/30/1994)

Memorandum of law of the NELSON plaintiffs in support of the preclusive effect of the court's Findings of Fact of 3/28/94 in HALDERMAN V. PENNHURST, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 08/31/1994)

Plaintiffs' description of intended use of exhibits, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/02/1994)

Defendant's Supplemental Pretrial Memorandum, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/06/1994)

MOTION by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 09/07/1994)

Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in support of [42-1] MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION TO CERTAIN FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN HALDERMAN V. PENNHURST, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/07/1994)

Memorandum by INTERVENOR-PLAINTIFF EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT in support of [58-1] MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/07/1994)

Memorandum by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER in opposition to [58-1] MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/07/1994)

Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in support of [58-1] MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 09/08/1994)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 9/12/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 09/12/1994)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO LIMIT TESTIMONY OF DEFTS' ADDITIONAL EXPERT WITNESSES; GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR A RULING ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 9/12/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 09/12/1994)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO APPLY THE DOCTRINE OF ISSUE PRECLUSION TO CERTAIN FACTUAL FINDINGS MADE IN HALDERMAN V. PENNHURST; DEFENDANTS ARE BOUND BY THE FINDINGS MADE BY JUDGE BRODERICK IN HIS MARCH 28, 1994 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER INHALDERMAN V. PENNHURST, 74-cv-1345 (E.D. PA. 1994) THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS ORDER AS APPENDIX A ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 9/12/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 09/12/1994)

JOINT MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FOR APPROVAL OF NOTICE TO THE CLASS (ph) (Entered: 10/03/1994)

Reply Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in support of [58-1] MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF [57-1] MEMORANDUM, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 10/12/1994)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FOR APPROVAL OF NOTICE TO THE CLASS, SET HEARING TO 9:00 11/29/94 FOR APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT , SET MEMORANDA OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT FOR 11/15/94 ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 10/21/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 10/21/1994)

Notice of Hearing and Proposed Settlement Agreement with Court Approval (10/21/94 entered and copies mailed) (ph) (Entered: 10/21/1994)

Memorandum by INTERVENOR-PLAINTIFF EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT in support of [66-1] joint MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FOR APPROVAL OF NOTICE TO THE CLASS, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 11/14/1994)

MOTION by NOTICE ONLY HARRY NELSON FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 11/15/1994)

Certificate of service by NOTICE ONLY HARRY NELSON Re: served copies of the Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement sent by first class mail to 69 persons identified by defendants as persons discharged from Embreeville since 4/21/92, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 11/15/1994)

Memorandum by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES in support of settlement order, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 11/15/1994)

Certificate of Notice of proposed Class Action Settlement provided by defendants to current Embreeville Residents, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 11/16/1994)

Minute entry: 11/29/94 - Settlement Hearing (ph) (Entered: 11/30/1994)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 12/1/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 12/01/1994)

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 12/1/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 12/01/1994)

Case closed (kv) (Entered: 12/02/1994)

MOTION by INTERVENOR-PLAINTIFF EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (APPENDIX ATTACHED) (ph) (Entered: 12/08/1994)

JOINT MOTION by PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES, DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 12/09/1994)

MOTION by HARRY NELSON, ET AL FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES , MEMORANDUM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 12/14/1994)

ORDER MOOTING JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 12/30/94 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 12/30/1994)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 01/06/1995)

SECOND UNCONTESTED MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO MOTION OF NELSON PLAINTIFFS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 01/19/1995)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' UNCONTESTED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO MOTION OF NELSON PLAINTIFFS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS, RESPONSE TO MOTION RESET TO 1/25/95 FOR [79-1] MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 1/23/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 01/23/1995)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS; DEFENDANTS SHALL PAY A TOTAL OF $227,927.90 TO COUNSEL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 1/23/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 01/23/1995)

ORDER GRANTING DEFTS' [81-1] MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE TO MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS; DEFTS SHALL RESPOND TO THE NELSON PLFFS' MOTION ON OR BEFORE 2/6/95. ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 1/30/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (jef) (Entered: 01/30/1995)

THIRD UNCONTESTED MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO MOTION OF NELSON PLAINTIFFS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 02/08/1995)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO MOTION OF NELSON PLAINTIFFS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 2/14/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 02/14/1995)

MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE A RESPONSE TO MOTION OF NELSON PLAINTIFFS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 02/15/1995)

ORDER, THAT PLAINTIFFS' [79-1] MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES IS GRANTED. DEFENDANTS SHALL PAY A TOTAL OF $45,000.00 AS ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS TO THE DISABILITIES LAW PROJECT AND $87,000.00 AS ATTORNEY FEED SAND $40,499.68 FOR COSTS TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA. SUCH PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER. THESE AMOUNTS ARE AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES. THIS COURT'S INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE FEE PETITIONS FINDS THESE AMOUNTS TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT DEFENDANTS' FOURTH UNOPPOSED [88-1] MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IS DENIED AS MOOT. (SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER), 2/23/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (fe) (Entered: 02/23/1995)

ORDER THAT THE JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT MONITOR, IS GRANTED; EDWARD R SKARNULIS, PH.D., IS HEREBY APPOINTED MONITOR WITH ALL OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES SET FORTH IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; THE DEFENDANTS SHALL PAY TO THE MONITOR THE SALARY OF $70,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE ETC. ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 4/11/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 04/11/1995)

JOINT MOTION by DEFENDANT COMMONWEALTH OF PA, DEFENDANT ROBERT CASEY, DEFENDANT NANCY THALER, DEFENDANT REUBEN SHONEBAUM, INTERVENOR-PLAINTIFF EMBREEVILLE RESIDENT, DEFENDANT KAREN F. SNIDER FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS , CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (ph) (Entered: 06/22/1995)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS; PIER'S COUNSEL WILL SUBMIT A BILL EVERY OTHER MONTH TO COUNSEL FOR THE STATE DEFENDANTS, THOMAS YORK, ESQ., WHO WILL REVIEW IT FOR REASONABLENESS ETC ( SIGNED BY JUDGE CLARENCE C. NEWCOMER ) 6/30/95 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED. (ph) (Entered: 06/30/1995)

Appearance of EDMOND A. TIRYAK for PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES, Certificate of service (ph) (Entered: 11/22/1995)

DEFTS' JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MONITOR , CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (jef) (Entered: 03/06/1996)