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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CENTRAL DIVISION ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW, et al., Plaintiffs, v. RONALD J. LEVY, et al., , Defendants. Case No. 08-4084-CV-C-NKL JOINT STIPULATION TO DISMISS ACTION Case 2:08-cv-04084-NKL Document 133 Filed 06/25/09 Page 1 of 3

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

CENTRAL DIVISION

ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW, et al., Plaintiffs, v. RONALD J. LEVY, et al., , Defendants.

Case No. 08-4084-CV-C-NKL JOINT STIPULATION TO DISMISS ACTION

Case 2:08-cv-04084-NKL Document 133 Filed 06/25/09 Page 1 of 3

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JOINT STIPULATION TO DISMISS ACTION

Plaintiffs ACORN and Dionne O’Neal (“Plaintiffs”) have entered into a Settlement

Agreement with the remaining defendants in this action Ronald J. Levy, Director of the Missouri

Department of Social Services, and Alyson Campbell, Director of the Missouri Family Support Division

(“Defendants”). Ms. Campbell, as the new Director of the Family Support Division, succeeds Valerie

Davis as a defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). The Settlement Agreement

between Plaintiffs and Defendants, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, resolves all of Plaintiffs’

claims. Accordingly, the parties jointly stipulate to dismiss this action pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: June 25, 2009

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS: /s/ Jon M. Greenbaum CHRIS KOSTER LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR Attorney General CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW Jon M. Greenbaum /s/ Emily A. Dodge Robert A. Kengle JOEL A. POOLE 1401 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 400 PEGGY WHIPPLE Washington, DC 20005 EMILY A. DODGE Telephone: (202) 662-8315 Assistant Attorney General Telefax: (202) 628-2858 Missouri Bar No. 53914 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City. MO 65102 Phone 573-751-8782 ARTHUR BENSON & ASSOCIATES Fax 573-751-9456 Arthur A. Benson II Mo. Bar #2110 Jamie Kathryn Lansford Mo. Bar #31133 4006 Central Avenue (Courier Zip: 64111) P.O. Box 119007 Kansas City, Missouri 64171-9007 Telephone: (816) 531-6565 Telefax: (816) 531-6688 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP John M. Nonna 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 259-8000 Telefax: (212) 259-6333 Email: [email protected] DEMOS: A NETWORK OF IDEAS & ACTION Brenda Wright 358 Chestnut Hill Avenue Suite 303 Brighton, MA 02135 Telephone: (617) 232-5885 ext. 13 Telefax: (617) 232-7251 [email protected]

Allegra Chapman 220 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 Telephone: (212) 419-8772 Telefax: (212) 633-2015 [email protected]

PROJECT VOTE Nicole Kovite 739 8th Street SE #202 Washington, DC 20003 Telephone: (202) 536-4173 Telefax: (202) 546-2483 [email protected] Brian Mellor Teresa James 196 Adams Street Dorchester MA 02122 Telephone: (617) 282-3666 Telefax: (617) 507-6402 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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