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Patty,<br>
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I would gladly come to your court trial next Wednesday to support
your case. However, my monthly Immunologlobulin Infusion is on
that day so I regret that I will not be able to attend the court
hearing in person. <br>
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However, I will support you in my thoughts and prayers on that day.
I wish you success and a positive outcome.<br>
<br>
Janice<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/27/2018 9:57 PM, Deborah via
MD-Sligo wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We would like
people to go to this hearing to support Patty. I imagine
the MARC train will get you close. Please let me know if
you can go.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBMD
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nfbmd-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:nfbmd-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ringlein,
Ellen via NFBMD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 27, 2018 4:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> State President, Maryland
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfbmd@earthlink.net"><nfbmd@earthlink.net></a>; NFB of Maryland e-mail list
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org"><nfbmd@nfbnet.org></a>; NFB of Maryland Baltimore
Chapter Discussion List
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org"><greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org></a>;
'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List'
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org"><nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ringlein, Ellen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ERinglein@nfb.org"><ERinglein@nfb.org></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBMD] Help Needed May 2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Federationists<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Next Wednesday afternoon there is an oral
argument at the Federal Courthouse in Baltimore in a case
which involves Patty Homan, a blind Randolph-sheppard vendor.
We would like as many blind folks as possible to be there to
support her. The details are below. Please let Sharon Maneki
know, if you can attend.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Federal Court in Baltimore to Decide
Important Rights for Blind People<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 2:15 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where: court room 5C (5<sup>th</sup> floor,
court room C), United States District Court, District of
Maryland, located at 101 W. Lombard St. in Baltimore. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note: Please plan to arrive at the
Courthouse by 2:00 PM to give sufficient time to pass through
security. A photo ID may be needed. Laptop or other computers
are not allowed. Cell phones are permitted but must be turned
off during court proceedings. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an oral argument before district
court judge <span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marvin
J. Garbis</span>, open to the public. Anyone interested
should attend and pass the word to others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Issue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Patty Homan is a blind vendor and member of
the NFB of Maryland. Six years ago the state wrongfully denied
her a promotion in the BEP program. Federal law gives blind
vendors the right of arbitration to challenge actions or
decisions of the state agency. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last year a three-member arbitration panel
convened by the U. S. Department of Education said Patty
should have been promoted and ordered the state to pay her the
money she would have earned; approximately $200 thousand due
her in back pay. But now the state is refusing to pay Patty,
arguing to the court that a blind vendor can't recover money
damages and attorneys' fees when the state is found in
violation of the law. Although this appeal seems outrageous,
some other federal courts have ruled in favor of states and
against the blind in similar cases, citing sovereign immunity
of the states under the U. S. constitution. Therefore, the
outcome in this case has important implications for upholding
the rights of blind people under Randolph-sheppard and other
laws.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The official name of the case is <span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maryland
State Department of Education v. United States Department of
Education et al.</span> Our attorneys, Dr. Marc Maurer and
Susan Rockwood Gashel will appear before Judge Garbis to make
the important oral arguments on behalf of Ms. Homan and all
blind people. Please be present in the room to show the court
that the decision will have an important impact on the lives
and livelihoods of blind people beyond that of Patty Homan
alone.<o:p></o:p></p>
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