I believe the Memorandum Order was dated December 2006. R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr. Kelly Stanfield wrote: > if I'm reading this correctly, this is dated 2006? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terrie Arnold" <tarnold2@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:07 PM > Subject: [real-eyes] Fw: [Missouri-l] Fw: [announce] Judge Robertson's Order > in ACB. v. U.S.Treasury Dept. > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Terrie Arnold" <tanderson3@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: "MCBL" <Missouri-l@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: "Chip Hailey" <chiphailey@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 6:37 PM >> Subject: [Missouri-l] Fw: [announce] Judge Robertson's Order in ACB. v. >> U.S.Treasury Dept. >> >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Melanie Brunson" <mbrunson@xxxxxxx> >>> To: <leadership@xxxxxxx>; <announce@xxxxxxx>; <acb-l@xxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:32 PM >>> Subject: [announce] Judge Robertson's Order in ACB. v. U.S. Treasury >>> Dept. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> We received a copy of Judge Robertson's order just a few minutes ago. >>>> The text appears below my signature. There is an accompanying >>>> memorandum which sets forth the judge's rationale which I will circulate >>>> as a separate message. >>>> >>>> Enjoy this! It will be a good excuse to party this weekend! >>>> >>>> Melanie Brunson >>>> >>>> Text of Order >>>> >>>> UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT >>>> FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA >>>> >>>> AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND,: >>>> et al., : >>>> : >>>> Plaintiffs, : >>>> : Civil Action No. 02-0864 (JR) >>>> v. : >>>> : >>>> HENRY M. PAULSON, JR., Secretary: >>>> of the Treasury, : >>>> : >>>> Defendant. >>>> >>>> ORDER AND JUDGMENT >>>> >>>> The United States Court of Appeals for the District of >>>> Columbia Circuit having affirmed this Court's Memorandum Order >>>> (Amended) of December 1, 2006 [72]: >>>> >>>> >>>> 1. IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the defendant has violated Section >>>> 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by failing to provide meaningful access to >>>> United States currency for blind and other visually impaired persons. >>>> 2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND DECREED that defendant take such steps as >>>> may be required to provide meaningful access to United States currency >>>> for blind and other visually impaired persons, which steps shall be >>>> completed, in connection with each denomination of currency, not later >>>> than the date when a redesign of that denomination is next approved by >>>> the Secretary of the Treasury after the entry of this order and >>>> judgment. >>>> 3. This Order and Judgment does not apply to the one dollar ($1) note, >>>> and does not require the defendant to make any changes to the one dollar >>>> ($1) note. This Order and Judgment does not apply to changing the Series >>>> year or the signatures of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Treasurer >>>> of the United States on each note, nor to changing the machine-readable >>>> features on the notes that are not visible to the naked eye. >>>> Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, given that the defendant is currently >>>> engaged in implementing a redesign of the $100 note >>>> ("the NextGen $100"), the defendant need not comply with paragraph 2 >>>> above in connection with the NextGen $100 note until the date when >>>> another redesign of such denomination is next approved by the Secretary >>>> of the Treasury after the redesign that is currently in progress. >>>> 4. The defendant shall file periodic status reports describing the steps >>>> taken to implement this Order and Judgment. The first such status >>>> report shall be filed no later than March 16, 2009, and each succeeding >>>> report shall be filed every six months thereafter, until the defendant >>>> has fully complied with this Order and Judgment. >>>> 5. The parties are directed to confer and attempt to reach agreement >>>> regarding plaintiffs' claim for attorney's fees and costs. If no >>>> agreement is reached, plaintiffs shall submit their application for >>>> attorney's fees and costs within 60 days of the date of this Order and >>>> Judgment. >>>> >>>> JAMES ROBERTSON >>>> United States District Judge >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: announce-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: announce-help@xxxxxxx >>>> >>>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the Missouri-L list, send an email message to: >>> Missouri-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxx >>> with the word, unsubscribe in the subject field. >>> >>> Other email lists available from MCB include: >>> ATI - A general discussion of adaptive technology. To join, send a blank >>> EMail message to: >>> ATI-Join@xxxxxxxxxxx >>> Chat - A general discussion list. Just about anything goes. 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