Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT I " 9. ii
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ```J ” ‘‘‘/ ' 1‘`D‘‘ ·=·· - ¤-
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satin Hall, Kenneth smith, ) Jah 1 Q Etta?
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) Jury Trial Demanded
Governor Ruth Ann )
Minner, et. Al., )
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PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF THEIR CIVIL ACTION AS
A CLASS ACTION PURSUANT TO RULE 23 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE
NOW COMES Plaintiffs, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, and moves this court for certification of the Plaintiffs civil complaint pursuant
to the Americans with Disabilities Act asia class action. Plaintiffs will submit the
following in support of this motion:
l. Plaintiffs have filed a civil complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act in
this court alleging discrimination against minorities involved in the criminal
justice system in the state of Delaware for crimes committed as a result of
chemical dependency, and the disparity in which minorities and the poor are .
profiled to be inappropriate candidates for substance abuse treatment
opportunities, denial of the same because of their minority and economic status,
and the ultimate use of such prior convictions resulting from untreated disease as
a basis for sentencing and imposition of legal status, as habitual offenders, when
their disease was allowed to progress resulting in such convictions by the denial

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or withholding of treatment while they have been wards ofthe state on the basis
of discriminatory practices.
2. Plaintiffs move this court for certification of the attached complaint as a class
action pursuant to rule 23(a), (c) and (d), of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
because (1) the class of minorities directly impacted by the issues of the
complaint are to numerous for joining of members to be practical, (2) the
questions of law and fact are common to the entire class, (3) the claims of the
representative parties are typical of the entire class; and (4) the representative
parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.
3. Plaintiffs seek the appointment of competent and experienced counsel, familiar
with class litigation, to assist the representatives and the class in maintaining the
action, and in the preservation, and protection of the interest of all parties.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs submit prayer that, this court certify the attached
complaint as a class action pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and appoint counsel.
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Delaware Correctional Center
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