WERE YOU ARRESTED IN DC April 15, 2000?

Notice to Class and Proof of Claim Form Released for

April 15, 2000 Becker v DC Mass Arrest Class Action Settlement
(Please redistribute widely and post on all appropriate web sites)

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund is pleased to announce that
the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted
preliminary approval to the class action settlement in Becker, et al.
v. District of Columbia, et al., relating to the April 15, 2000 mass
arrest of nearly 700 people in Washington, D.C.

This sets in motion the process for class members to receive up to
$18,000 each in compensation for their claims. This is the largest
class action settlement of protestor claims in U.S. history.

This historic victory is the consequence of nearly ten years of
hard-fought litigation by PCJF attorneys.

In addition to monetary payments, the arrest of class members will be
expunged; each arrestee who participates in the settlement will
receive a court order declaring his or her arrest to be legally null
and void. There is also substantial equitable relief, changes in the
law and to police policies and practices that have been achieved in
the course of the litigation.

Click here to view the Notice to Class Members, which describes the
litigation and settlement and answers questions that potential
claimants may have.

Click here to download the Proof of Claim form, which must be filled out
and timely submitted by potential claimants to the Class Administrator.

The deadline for submitting the Proof of Claim form requires that it
be postmarked by no later than May 17, 2010. Please go to
www.BeckerSettlement.com for additional information.

Please re-post this email to e-mail lists, web sites, Facebook pages
or organizations where it may be viewed by potential class members.
You can use the buttons below to forward this email or post it to
Facebook or Twitter. There will also be additional publication
notifying class members in various media outlets.

The class is "all persons who were detained and arrested on April 15,
2000 near the area of 20th Street, NW and I and K Streets, Washington
D.C., in connection with the protest against the Prison Industrial
Complex during the IMF/World Bank demonstrations."

If you believe you are a member of the class and wish to seek payment
under the settlement, do not delay in submitting your Proof of Claim.
Do not wait until you can include hard-to-find arrest paperwork.

Even if you need time to locate any arrest related records or
paperwork, you should file your Proof of Claim without delay. The
first way the Class Administrator will try to confirm your
eligibility is by comparing your name/contact information to records
provided by law enforcement in litigation or to the Administrator. In
other words, if your arrest can be matched or confirmed against law
enforcement records, there will be no need to send in any arrest
related documentation. If a match is made, the Administrator will
send you a letter advising so. If not, the Administrator will send
you a letter requesting additional information or paperwork.

You can send in your Proof of Claim form immediately with copies of
any arrest related paperwork or things (such as a property bag or ID
bracelet) that are readily available. Continue to gather any related
records, in case they are needed or requested.

If you know others who were arrested, please use our e-Card
announcement to send a notification to them by e-mail.
Click here to send an e-Card announcement to one (or a list) of e-mail addresses.

The official web site, established by the Class Administrator, is at
www.BeckerSettlement.com.
Additional materials are available there, and answers to frequently
asked questions will be posted there as questions are presented to
the Administrator. If you have questions, please first read the
Notice to Class Members, which is in Q & A format and answers many
important questions about the settlement and the process. The Class
Administrator has also set up a toll free number, 1-877-567-4780, in
case you have questions that are not answered in the notice or on the
web site.