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Barham, et al., v. Ramsey, et al.,
Case No. 02- CV-02283

THE CLAIMS PERIOD FOR THIS SETTLEMENT IS CLOSED.

A settlement has been approved in a class action lawsuit about the illegality of the arrests of approximately 400 protesters and others in Pershing Park on Friday, September 27, 2002 in Washington, D.C. Many of those arrested were surrounded by police in the park, moved onto mass arrest busses, were in custody including overnight, and were restrained wrist-to-ankle with plastic "flexcuffs."

The class is "all persons who were arrested in Pershing Park in the District of Columbia on September 27, 2002." There were protest-related arrests elsewhere on September 27, 2002 that are the subject of other suits. This settlement pertains only to the Pershing Park arrests.

The approved settlement will provide approximately $16,000 per class member in compensation. Attorneys fees will be paid separately and will not be deducted from this amount. Each class member will receive an individualized order of arrest annulment, signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, which will state that “The arrest of [name to be inserted] on September 27, 2002, in the District of Columbia is hereby declared null and void.” The order will authorize the class member to deny the occurrence of his or her arrest."