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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HECTOR PASTRANA, Plaintiff, v. BERNON LANE, et al., Defendants. : : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-468

M E M O R A N D U M EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J. FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Before the Court is a motion for final approval of an amended class-action settlement agreement. For the reasons provided, the Court will grant the motion and approve the amended settlement agreement.

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BACKGROUND On January 30, 2008, James Clarke, Antonio Charles,

Richard Taylor, Emmett Coleman, and Glenn Anderson ("Plaintiffs") initiated this civil action against Bernon Lane, James Newton, Charles Steiner, Ferdinand Irizarry, Nora Williams, Irene Blackwell, John Curl, Ian Dennis, Andrea Harris, Lenora King, Patricia Jackson, and Coleman Hall1 ("Defendants").
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Coleman Hall is a residential treatment center, owned and operated by Community Education Centers, located in North Philadelphia that serves as a halfway house for pre-released or

Compl. 1, ECF No. 1. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants provided inadequate medical care and access to medical care in violation of their constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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