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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
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EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
AGREEMENT BELL GARDENS JUSTICE PROVISIONS COMPLAINT ADA DISABILITIES ACT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INTERPRETERS REQUEST COMPLIANCE AMERICANS AUXILIARY AIDS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DEAF QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS UNITED STATES ENFORCE REPORT PARTY ENCLOSURE CALIFORNIA MATTER REGULATION SECURE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE CIVIL ACTION PARTIES VIOLATION |
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Coordination and Review Section
P.O. Box 66118
Washington, D.C. 20035-6118
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND
BELL GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BELL GARDENS, CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMPLAINT NUMBER
This matter was initiated by a complaint filed under Title
II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C.
SS 12131-12134, with the United States Department of Justice
(Department of Justice) against the Bell Gardens Police
Department (Police Department). The complaint alleged that in a
police situation, an individual who was deaf and used sign
language for communication was denied an interpreter after one
was requested.
The Department of Justice is authorized under 28 C.F.R. Part
35, Subpart F, to investigate fully the allegations of the
complaints in this matter to determine the compliance of the
Police Department with Title II of the ADA and the Justice
Department's implementing regulation, issue findings, and, where
appropriate, negotiate and secure voluntary compliance
agreements. Furthermore, the Attorney General is authorized
under 42 U.S.C. S 12133, to bring a civil action enforcing Title
II of the ADA should the Department of Justice fail to secure
voluntary compliance pursuant to Subpart F. The parties to this
Agreement are the United States of America and the Bell Gardens
Police Department. In consideration of the terms of this
Agreement as set forth below, the Attorney General agrees to
refrain from filing civil suit in this matter. In the interest
of securing compliance by voluntary means, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1. The Police Department does not admit by the signing of
this Agreement that the operation of its police services,
policies, and practices, is in violation in any respect with the
ADA or its implementing regulation.
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