SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASESettlement Agreement and Release • August 13th, 2008
Contract Type FiledAugust 13th, 2008Plaintiffs in the above-captioned matter, on behalf of themselves, the Plaintiff Class, and all Class Members (collectively "Named Plaintiffs" or the "Class"), and Defendants Michael Chertoff, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Jonathan Scharfen, in his official capacity as Acting Director of USCIS; Anne Corsano, in her official capacity as District Director of the Seattle District of USCIS; Julia Harrison, in her official capacity as Field Office Director for the Seattle Field Office of USCIS; Michael B. Mukasey, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States; and Robert Mueller III, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (collectively “Defendants” or the “Government”), by and through their attorneys, hereby enter into this Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”), as of the date it is executed by all parties hereto and effective upon approval of the Court pursuant to Rule 23 o