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STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Clark and Jane Moeller, et al., CIVIL ACTION

No. 3:05-CV-334
Plaintiffs,

vs. JudgeJamesM. Munley

Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Blewitt
Bradford County, et al.,

Defendants.

CONSENT ORDER

PlaintiffsClarkMoeller,JaneMoeller,JeffreyGonzalez,LauraBlain,and

KrisSchwenke
("Plaintiffs"),
andDefendant
Bradford
County,havingagreedto
resolve this dispute in the manner set forth below, tinisCourt orders that:

i. AllcontractsthatprovideforpaymentbyBradfordCountyof federal,
state,or localfundsIcollectively,
"PublicFunds")to anyotherentity
('%undedEntity") shall containthe followingrestrictions:

a. PublicFundsshallnot be usedto supportanyReligiousActivities

(theterm"Religious
Activities"
includes
religious
instruction,
worship, rituals, proselytization,and indoctrination,and any other

religious activity).

b. Public Funds shall not be used to purchasereligiousmaterialsor

pay for the supervisory, administrative, labor, or other costs of

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maintenance,or repair of buildingsthat are used

primarily as houses of worshipor primarilyfor Religious

Activities.

c. The Funded Entity's officers,employees,and volunteers shall not

pressure or coerce any beneficiaryof or participantin the program

that is fUndedwiththe PublicFunds("FundedProgram")to attend

or participate in any Religious Activities.

d. if the FundedEntityoffersor engagesin ReligiousActivities,the

ReligiousActivities
mustoccurseparately
in timeandspacefrom
the FundedProgram,mustbe whollyvoluntary,and mustoccurin

a mannerthatprotectsprogrambeneficiariesand participantsfrom
any pressure or coercionto take part in the ReligiousActivities.

e. The Funded Entity shall keep Public Funds in an accountthat is

separate from any accountit uses to supportReligiousActivities,

and shall maintain separate financial records for the account that

contains Public Funds.

f. In admittingbeneficiariesor participantsintothe FundedProgram,

and in renderingassistanceto beneficiariesof andparticipantsin
the Funded Program,the FundedEntity must not discriminate

against or amongbeneficiariesor participantsbased on religion, a

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belief,a refusalto expressor to hold a religiousbelief or

a refusal to attend or participatein a ReligiousActivity.

2. Tfa statuteor regulationapplicableto particularPublicFundsprohibits

the recipientof the PublicFundsfromdiscriminating

in hiringor
employment based on religion, then the contract between Bradford

County and the FundedEntity must incorporatethat prohibition.

3. BradfordCountyoff~cialsor employeesshallmonitorthe complianceof

eachreligious,religiously-affiliated,
andfaith-basedFundedEntitywith
paragraphs 1 and(where applicable)2. Such monitoringshall include at

least the following measures:

a. IJnannouncedvisits, occurringat least four times each year, to the

site ofthe Funded Program.

b. Conf~dential
interviews,at leastfourtimesper year,of
beneficiariesof and participantsin the FundedProgram.

c. Annual reviewsof those financialand accountingrecords

maintainedby the FundedEntitythat relate to the Public E;unds.

d. Where paragraph2 is applicable,annualreviewsof any

employment-related policies and any advertisements and notices of

employmentopeningsmaintainedor issued by the Funded Entity.

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Preparationof writtenreports documentingeach visit, set of

interviews, and annual review required above.

4. Bradford County shall providenotice and explanationof the

requirements of this Consent Order ("Order") to all its officers and

employees who are involved with the dissemination of Public Funds and

to all personnel of Funded Entities who are involved with Funded

Programs. BradfordCounty shall require each person who must receive

such notice and explanationto sign a statementthat they have received

the noticeand explanationandthattheyunderstandthe requirementsof

this Order.

5. Bradford County shall requireeach entity thenceforth,"Zntermediary")

that receives Public Funds fiom it and then provides the Public Funds to

other entities to complywith the requirementsof paragraphs 1 and 2.

BradfordCounty shall itself performthe duties requiredunder paragraphs

3 and 4 with respect to the programs that receive Public Funds from such

intermediaries,unless the Intermediaryis a governmentalbody that

agrees to and does perform those duties.

B. if any BradfordCountytaxpayer,or any other person who has recognized

legal,standing, notifies Bradford County in writing that he or she believes

that a Funded Entity is engaging in conduct that is prohibited by

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1 or(whereapplicable)2, or thatBradfordCountyor an
Intermediaryis not complyingwithanyof its dutiesunderthis Order,

then BradfordCountyshallconductan investigationof the complaintand

shallmakethe resultsof its investigation
availableto the complaining
party within 60 days of receivingthe complaint.

7. At therequestof anyof thePlaintiffs,

BradfordCountywillprovideto
the requesting
Plaintiff(s)
a copyof eachreportthatit or an Intermediary
prepares pursuant to paragraphs 3(e) and 6. Any such reports required

undertheseparagraphsmaybe redactedto protectfromdisclosure

informationthat is requiredto be keptconfidentialby law.
8. BYenteringintothis Order,BradfordCounty,its officials,and its
employees do not admitthat they have committedany violation of the

law or other wrongdoing.

9. In the eventthatBradfordCountyis foundby a courtof competent

jurisdictionto haveviolatedany`termof this Order,Plaintiffsmay

request attorney's fees, costs, and expenses for enforcement of the Order

and for the workundertakenin connectionwithPlaintiffs'claimsagainst

BradfordCountyin this actionpriorto entryof this Order. Forpu~rposes
ofadjudicatingsucha requestfor fees,costs,andexpenses,Plaintiffswill
be deemed prevailingparties under 42 U.S.C. ~ 1988with respect to both
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enforcement work and said prior work; the Court will determine the

amount of the fees, costs, and expenses for both the enforcement work

and the prior work in accordancewith the case law under 42 U.S.C. ~

1988 for awarding fees to prevailing parties. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, no violation of this Order that occurs more than two years

after the entry of this Order may serve as a basis for a request by

Plaintiffs for any fees, costs, or expenses for the work undertaken in

connection with Plaintiffs' claims against Bradford County in this action

prior to entry of this Order. Furthermore, if Bradford County complies

with this Order, Bradford County shall not be required to pay any of the

fees, costs, and expenses of Plaintiffs' attorneys in this case.

10.This Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce this Order. In the event that

Bradford County fails to comply with this Order, Plaintiffs may file a

motion with this Court seeking enforcement of the Order.

13..This Order is intended to resolve all claims made in this action against

defendant Bradford County by Plaintiffs Clark Moeller, Jane Moeller,

Jeff Gonzalez, Laura Blain, and Kris Schwenke. Except as provided

herein, the parties d~ not waive their rights or obligationswith regard to

future claims.
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fulland finalOrderhavingbeenenteredwithrespectto the claimsof

Plaintiffs Clark Moeller,Jane MoeUer,Jeffrey Gonzalez,Laura Blain,

and Kris SchwenkeagainstdefendantBradfordCounty,those claims are

dismissedwithprejudiceandwithoutcostsor attorneys'feeslexceptas
may be requiredunder paragraph9) to any party.

SO OIU)EREDthis dayof ,2007.

James M. Munley
tJnited States District Judge

THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO THE FORM AND ENTRY OF

THIS ORDER:

Date:~5114rth
2~ ~07 Date:~j~on~~
~7t,

for Plaintiffs Clark I VCo~ for Defendant Bradford

Moel]er,Jane Moeller,Jeffrey County
Gonzalez, Laura Blain, and Kris
Schwenke
Michael J. Donohue, Esq.
Kreder, Brooks & Hailstone
Bruce R I(elly (BK 2962) 220 Park Avenue
Daniel M. Kuhn (DK 4725) 1 Suite 220
Yue-I-ian Chow (YC 4·393) i P.O. Box 596
Amold & Porter LLP j Scranton, PA 18501
399 Park Avenue Tel: (570) 346-7922
New York, NY 10022 Fax: (570) 346-3715
Tel: (212) 715-1000 i Email:mdonohue@kbh-law.com
Fax: (212)71. 5-1399
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Bvuce.Kelly@aporteu. com / i Larry L. Crain

Daniel.Kuhn@aportev. c~m / Yt~e-
Han Chow@aport~r.com
Mun~ay R. Gamick (DC 399260)
Alexander E. Bennett (DC 000737)
Arnold & Porter LLP
555 12thSt., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Tel: (202) 942-5000
Fax: (202) 942-5999
Email:
Murray_GQmick@clporter. com /
A lexandev_B~nnet~@ap~rteP: com
Senior Counsel, American Center
I for Law and Justice
Brentwood Law Offices
5214 Maryland Way - Suite 402
Brentwood, TN 37027
Tel: f615) 376-2~00
Fax: (615) 345-6009
Email: Icvcrl'P2@brentwoodlaw.com

Ayesha Khan (DC 426836)

Richard Katskee (DC 474250)
Alex J. Luchenitser (DC 473393)
Americans United for Separation of
Church and State
518C St., NE
Washington, D,C. 20002
Tel: (202) 466-3234
Fax: (202) 466-2587
Email: akhan@au.org /
kntskee@au. org /
luc~enitser~au.org

Witold J. Walczak (PA 62976)

ACLU ofPennsylvania
313 Atwood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: (412) 681-7864
Fax: ~412) 681-8707
Email: vM·lalczak@aclupgh.cIrg

Mary Catherine Roper (PA 71107)

ACLU ofPennsylvania
P.O. Box 40008
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 592-1513
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(215) 592-1343
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