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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
OF BRIDGEPORT, ET AL. :
: DECEMBER 3, 2007
Defendants. :
DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE OF HEARING
The undersigned parties, pursuant t0 paragraph 4 ofthe Order Preliminarily Approving
Class Action Settlement, Setting Fairness Hearing and Approving Notice to Class Regarding
Fairness Hearing, dated October Il, 2007, hereby declare compliance with provisions concerning
delivery and service of the Notice of Hearing.
The Defendant, Bridgeport Housing Authority represents the following:
1. On November 9, 2007, the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action was
sent to Current BHA residents living in one bedroom units.
2. On November I5, 2007, the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action was
sent to Current Applicants for one bedroom units on the BHA waiting list.
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3. On November 16, 2007, the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action was
sent to former applicants for one bedroom units whose applications were
withdrawn, purged or who were otherwise not offered a unit of public housing
between October 19, 1999 and September 1, 2005.
4. On November 16, 2007, the Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action was
sent to former BHA residents of one bedroom units, other than the Fireside
Apartment Complex, who moved out of said units before October 1 1, 2007, who
left forwarding addresses.
5. There was a slight delay in sending out the Notice of Proposed Settlement because
the parties agreed that it would be in the best interests of the Class Members to
send a copy ofthe Notice of Proposed Settlement translated into Spanish.
6. Copies of the Notice of Proposed Settlement were posted in the Resident
Selection Office and at the Administrative Offices. The BHA made the Notice of
Proposed Settlement and Claim Form available through a link on the BI-IA
Website, www.Bridgeporthousing.org.
Counsel for the Plaintiffs and the Plaintiff Class represents the following:
1. The "Summary Notice†was published in three newspapers serving the greater
Bridgeport area, including the Connecticut Post, another English language
newspaper and a Spanish language newspaper.
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2. Copies ofthe Notice of Proposed Settlement and the Claim Form were delivered
to the social service and legal organizations listed in Paragraph 24 of the Consent
Decree.
THE PLAINTIFFS, THOMAS
MATYASOVSZKY, LINDA DEDRICK,
JOSEPH PELLICHIO, SANDRA
PELLICHIO, KENNETH GIHON, JOHN
NELSON, JR, JUDITH MONTES, AND
THE PLAINTIFF CLASS
By: in
Alan Rosner, Esq. (CT 10414)
1115 Main Street, Suite 415
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 384-1245
THE DEFENDANTS,
I HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
OF BRIDGEPORT, COLLIN VICE, JUDIT
GROF—TISZA and J ONAS DEGUZMAN
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Michael T. Ryan, Esq. (CT 05685)
, _..· James A. Mahar, Esq., (CT 21854)
Ryan, Ryan, Johnson & Deluca, LLP
1/ 707 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone No. 203-357-9200
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