Settlement Agreement and ReleaseSettlement Agreement and Release • March 1st, 2022 • Maine
Contract Type FiledMarch 1st, 2022 JurisdictionSubject to Court approval, Representative Plaintiff Marc Sparks, individually, and on behalf of a class of other persons, and Defendants Janet Mills, the Governor of the State of Maine; Randall Liberty, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections; and Laura Fortman, the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor (“Defendants”) have entered into this Settlement Agreement and Release (“Settlement Agreement”) to settle Sparks v. Mills, United States District Court for the District of Maine No. 2:20-cv-00190-LEW, Appeal No. 21-1346 (the “Action”). The signatories to this Settlement Agreement are jointly referred to as the “Parties.” The interpretation of this Settlement Agreement will be governed by the statutes and common law of Maine, excluding any that mandate the use of another state’s laws.