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Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608 Filed 12/13/17 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:9492 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 7 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (WESTERN DIVISION) 8 9 10 INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF ) Case No.: 12-CV-00551 FMO (PJWx) 11 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al. ) ) 12 Plaintiffs, ) AMENDED JUDGMENT PURSUANT 13 ) TO CORRECTED SETTLEMENT vs. ) AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN 14 ) ) CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND 15 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) PLAINTIFFS 16 CALIFORNIA, and COMMUNITY ) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE ) 17 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) ) 18 Defendants. ) ) 19 20 21 WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles, a defendant in this action (the 22 “City”) and the Independent Living Center of Southern California (“ILCSC”), the 23 Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley (“FHC”) and Communities 24 Actively Living Independent and Free (“CALIF”) (collectively referred to herein as 25 “Plaintiffs”) have entered into a Corrected Settlement Agreement; and 26 WHEREAS, the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this 27 action, the Plaintiffs, the City, and the Corrected Settlement Agreement; and 28 ILC, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 12-CV-551 FMO (PJWx) AMENDED JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608 Filed 12/13/17 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:9493 1 WHEREAS, upon consideration, the Court finds the Corrected 2 Settlement Agreement to be fair, reasonable, and adequate. 3 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED 4 AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: 5 1. For the purposes of this Judgment, the Court adopts the terms 6 and definitions set forth in the Corrected Settlement Agreement, and all terms of 7 the Corrected Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. 8 2. This Corrected Judgment Pursuant to Settlement completely 9 resolves this civil action between Plaintiffs and the City of Los Angeles but does 10 not resolve this action between Plaintiffs and other defendants, including the 11 CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, Successor to Community Redevelopment 12 Agency of the City of Los Angeles. 13 3. In accordance with the terms of the Corrected Settlement 14 Agreement, this Court reserves exclusive and continuing jurisdiction to interpret 15 and enforce the terms of the Corrected Settlement Agreement during the Settlement 16 Term, and to resolve any disputes that may arise during the Settlement Term. 17 4. The court determines that there is no reason to delay entry of 18 this Judgment Pursuant to the Corrected Settlement Agreement By and Between the 19 City of Los Angeles and Plaintiffs. 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED and ADJUDGED. 22 23 24 Dated: December 13, 2017 _________/s/_________________________ 25 Hon. Fernando M. Olguin UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 26 27 28 1 ILC, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 12-CV-551 FMO (PJWx) AMENDED JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608-1 Filed 12/13/17 Page 1 of 164 Page ID #:9494 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Exhibit 1 12 Corrected Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608-1 Filed 12/13/17 Page 2 of 164 Page ID #:9495 1 MICHAEL G. ALLEN, pro hac vice DAVID GEFFEN #129342 JOHN P. RELMAN, pro hac vice DAVID GEFFEN LAW FIRM 2 D. SCOTT CHANG #146403 530 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 205 JENNIFER I. KLAR, pro hac vice Santa Monica, CA 90401 3 RELMAN, DANE & COLFAX PLLC Telephone: (310) 434-1111 1225 19th St. NW, Suite 600 4 Facsimile: (310) 434-1115 Washington, D.C. 20036 [email protected] Telephone: (202) 728-1888 5 Facsimile: (202) 728-0848 6 [email protected] DARA SCHUR #98638 [email protected] DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA 7 1330 Broadway, Ste. 500 MARONEL BARAJAS #242044 Oakland, CA 94612 8 DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER Telephone: (510) 267-1200 Loyola Public Interest Law Center 9 Facsimile: (510)267-1201 256 S. Occidental Blvd., Suite B [email protected] Los Angeles, CA 90057 10 Telephone: (213) 736-1496 Facsimile: (213) 736-1428 AUTUMN ELLIOTT #230043 11 [email protected] SRIVIDYA PANCHALAM #265398 DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA 12 350 S. Bixel Street., Ste. 290 13 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Telephone: (213) 213-8000 14 Facsimile: (213) 213-8001 [email protected] 15 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 17 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (WESTERN DIVISION) 18 INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF ) Case No.: 12-CV-00551 FMO (PJWx) 19 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al. ) ) 20 Plaintiffs, ) CORRECTED SETTLEMENT ) AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF 21 vs. ) CLAIMS ) 22 ) 23 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) CALIFORNIA, and COMMUNITY ) 24 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE ) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) 25 ) 26 Defendants. ) ) 27 28 ILC, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 12-CV-551 FMO (PJWx) CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608-1 Filed 12/13/17 Page 3 of 164 Page ID #:9496 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS ........ 1 4 I. RECITALS ........................................................................................ 1 5 II. DEFINITIONS ................................................................................. 4 6 1. “Accessible” ............................................................................... 4 7 8 2. “Accessible Housing Development” .......................................... 4 9 3. “Accessible Housing Units” ....................................................... 4 10 4. “Accessibility Laws” .................................................................. 4 11 5.“Accessibility Standards” ............................................................ 5 12 13 6. “Alternative Accessibility Standard” ......................................... 6 14 7. “Assistance Animals” ................................................................. 6 15 8. “Auxillary Aids” ......................................................................... 6 16 9. “Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards” .... 6 17 18 10. “Certification of Adoption of Housing Policies” ..................... 7 19 11. “City” ........................................................................................ 7 20 12. “Covered Housing Development” ............................................ 7 21 13. “Effective Date” ....................................................................... 7 22 23 14. “HCID” ..................................................................................... 7 24 15. “Housing Development” or “Development” ............................ 7 25 16. “Housing Policies” ................................................................... 7 26 17. “Housing Unit” or “Unit” ......................................................... 8 27 28 18. “Housing Unit with Hearing/Vision Features” ........................ 8 i ILC, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 12-CV-551 FMO (PJWx) CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608-1 Filed 12/13/17 Page 4 of 164 Page ID #:9497 1 19. “Housing Unit with Mobility Features” ................................... 8 2 20. “Judgment” ............................................................................... 8 3 21. “Owner” .................................................................................... 9 4 22. “Person with a Disability” ........................................................ 9 5 6 23. “Program Access” .................................................................... 9 7 24. “Property Management Agent” ................................................ 9 8 25. “Reasonable Accommodation” ................................................ 9 9 26. “Reasonable Modification” .................................................... 10 10 11 27. “Registry” ............................................................................... 10 12 28. “Settlement Coordinator” or “Section 504/ADA Coordinator for Accessible Housing” ............................................................... 10 13 14 29. “Settlement Term” .................................................................. 10 15 30. “Subrecipient” ........................................................................ 10 16 31. “Substantial Rehabilitation” ................................................... 10 17 32. “Target Number of Accessible Units” ................................... 10 18 19 33. “Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards” or “UFAS” ........ 11 20 III. SCOPE AND TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ......................... 11 21 1. Recitals ..................................................................................... 11 22 23 2. Jurisdiction ............................................................................... 11 24 3. Binding Effect .......................................................................... 11 25 4. Purpose of Settlement ............................................................... 11 26 5. Approval by the District Court ................................................. 12 27 28 ii ILC, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 12-CV-551 FMO (PJWx) CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS Case 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW Document 608-1 Filed 12/13/17 Page 5 of 164 Page ID #:9498 1 6. Term of Agreement .................................................................. 12 2 7. City’s Commitment to Provide Affordable, Accessible Housing ......................................................................................... 12 3 4 8.