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Case 1:10-cv-00249-CAP Document 154 Filed 09/20/12 Page 1 of 89IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIAATLANTA DIVISIONUNITED STATES OF AMERICA,Plaintiff,v.STATE OF GEORGIA, et al.,Defendants.))))))))CIVIL ACTION NO.1:10-CV-249-CAPNOTICE OF JOINT FILING OF THEREPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REVIEWERPlaintiff United States of America and Defendants State of Georgia, et al.,hereby jointly file the report of the Independent Reviewer pursuant to ¶ VI.B of theSettlement Agreement [Docket Nos. 112 & 115]. The Independent Reviewer’sreport (with its referenced attachments) is included as Attachment A hereto.Respectfully submitted, this 20th day of September.[signatures on next pages]
Case 1:10-cv-00249-CAP Document 154 Filed 09/20/12 Page 2 of 89FOR THE UNITED STATES:SALLY Q. YATESUnited States AttorneyNorthern District of Georgia/s/ Aileen Bell-Hughes(with express permission by Mark H. Cohen)[GA Bar 375505]Assistant United States AttorneyNorthern District of Georgia600 United States Courthouse75 Spring Street, SWAtlanta, GA 30303Tel: (404) 581-6302Fax: (404) 581-6163Email:Aileen.Bell.Hughes@usdoj.govTHOMAS E. PEREZAssistant Attorney GeneralEVE HILLSenior CounselorCivil Rights DivisionJONATHAN M. SMTIHChiefSpecial Litigation SectionMARY R. BOHANDeputy ChiefSpecial Litigation Section/s/ Robert A. Koch(with express permission by Mark H. Cohen)ROBERT A. KOCH [OR Bar 072004]KATHERINE HOUSTON [CA Bar 224692]AttorneysUnited States Department of JusticeCivil Rights DivisionSpecial Litigation Section950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20530Tel: (202) 305-2302Fax: (202) 514-0212Email: Robert.Koch@usdoj.gov-2-
Case 1:10-cv-00249-CAP Document 154 Filed 09/20/12 Page 3 of 89FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA:SAMUEL S. OLENSAttorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 551540DENNIS R. DUNNDeputy Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 234098SHALEN S. NELSONSenior Assistant Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 636575JENNIFER DALTONSenior Assistant Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 614120State Law Department40 Capitol Square, S.W.Atlanta, Georgia 30334Tel: (404) 656-0942Fax: (404) 463-1062Email: jdalton@law.ga.gov/s/ Mark H. CohenMARK H. COHENSpecial Assistant Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 174567Troutman Sanders LLP5200 Bank of America Plaza600 Peachtree Street, N.E.Atlanta, Georgia 30308Tel: (404) 885-3597Fax: (404) 962-6753Email: mark.cohen@troutmansanders.com/s/ Josh Belinfante(with express permission by Mark H. Cohen)JOSH BELINFANTESpecial Assistant Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar No. 047399RobbinsLaw LLC999 Peachtree Street, N.E.Atlanta, GA 30309Tel: (678) 701-9381Fax: (404) 601-6733Email: jbelinfante@robbinsfreed.com-3-
Case 1:10-cv-00249-CAP Document 154 Filed 09/20/12 Page 4 of 89CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEThe undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Notice of Joint Filing ofthe Report of the Independent Reviewer was electronically filed with the Clerk ofCourt using the CM/ECF system, which automatically serves notification of suchfiling to all counsel of record.This 20th day of September, 2012./s/ Mark H. CohenMARK H. COHENSpecial Assistant Attorney GeneralGeorgia Bar. No. 174567-4-
Case 1:10-cv-00249-CAP Document 154 Filed 09/20/12 Page 5 of 89ATTACHMENT A
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600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Tel: (404) 885-3597 Fax: (404) 962-6753 Email: mark.cohen@troutmansanders.com /s/ Josh Belinfante (with express permission by Mark H. Cohen) JOSH BELINFANTE Special Assistant Attorney General Georgia Bar No. 047399 RobbinsLaw LLC 999 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 Tel: (678) 701-9381
