Case: United States v. North Carolina

5:12-cv-00557 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 2012

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Case Summary

In 2010, the United States Department of Justice (Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section) began an investigation into the provision of services to individuals with mental illness in North Carolina. On July 28, 2011, the DOJ issued a letter of findings to the State Attorney General detailing violations of the ADA, Section 504, and the Olmstead v. L.C. integration mandate. The DOJ found that North Carolina unnecessarily placed individuals with mental illness in "adult care homes" rath…

In 2010, the United States Department of Justice (Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section) began an investigation into the provision of services to individuals with mental illness in North Carolina. On July 28, 2011, the DOJ issued a letter of findings to the State Attorney General detailing violations of the ADA, Section 504, and the Olmstead v. L.C. integration mandate. The DOJ found that North Carolina unnecessarily placed individuals with mental illness in "adult care homes" rather than in community-based settings, and that the state's policies cause individuals with mental illness who receive some services outside of institutions to face a risk of unnecessary institutionalization.

After a year of negotiations, the DOJ concurrently filed a complaint and settlement agreement on August 23, 2012. Through this court-enforceable settlement agreement, North Carolina promised to increase its community-based services available to individuals with mental illness and to offer additional supports so that these individuals can stay out of institutions. Specifically, North Carolina was required to put transition programs in place to move individuals out of adult care homes and divert individuals from those placements where possible. The State also agreed to create additional opportunities for individuals with mental illness to live in supported housing, and to put programs in place to expand employment opportunities. The settlement also mandated that the State improve its community-based mental health services, with an emphasis on "Assertive Community Treatment" teams and crisis services. The parties selected an independent reviewer to monitor the State's progress in complying with the agreement. The Court retained jurisdiction for purposes of enforcing the settlement.

For the next five years, the parties monitored North Carolina's progress toward the terms of the settlement agreement. On January 9, 2017, the United States submitted a motion for the court to enforce the settlement agreement. The DOJ alleged that the State had repeatedly failed to comply with the agreement's housing and employment provisions, and had redefined ways to measure its own compliance with those provisions without the agreement of the DOJ. Specifically, the DOJ found that the State was far below the housing and employment services benchmarks that had been set for the year 2016, and that, because of its shortcomings, had decided to reevaluate the way it measured its progress toward those benchmarks to artificially boost the number of individuals who had received services. The DOJ stated that because of these failures, hundreds of mentally ill North Carolinians remained needlessly segregated in adult care homes.

The State opposed the motion, arguing that the DOJ's motion for court enforcement violated terms of the settlement agreement that called for collaborative dispute resolution. It also argued that its means of evaluating progress were consistent with the terms of the agreement.

On June 22, 2017, the case was reassigned to Chief Judge James C. Dever. On September 21, 2017, Judge Dever granted the DOJ's motion in part. Finding that the United States had satisfied its dispute resolution obligations under the settlement agreement and that its interpretation of the State's obligations was correct, he ordered the parties to meet and negotiate a modified timeline for the State's compliance obligations. 2017 WL 4238866. The parties met and agreed to extend the term of the agreement from July 2020 to July 2021, finding the State needed additional time to meet its obligations. The court granted an order approving of this modification on November 1, 2017.

The parties entered into a consent protective order on June 6, 2018. The order governs the confidential information exchanged during the course of compliance with the settlement. As of April 18, 2020, the only other entry in the docket since then has been a substitution of counsel on January 17, 2020. This case is ongoing for enforcement purposes.

Summary Authors

Beth Kurtz (11/9/2012)

Lauren Latterell Powell (11/1/2017)

Alex Moody (4/18/2020)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Abernathy, Terri J (North Carolina)

Abrams, David Gordon (North Carolina)

Acker, G Norman III (North Carolina)

Addington, Gregory W. (North Carolina)

Alexander, Keith S (North Carolina)

Attorney for Defendant
Expert/Monitor/Master/Other
Attorney for Plaintiff

Abernathy, Terri J (North Carolina)

Abrams, David Gordon (North Carolina)

Acker, G Norman III (North Carolina)

Addington, Gregory W. (North Carolina)

Alexander, Keith S (North Carolina)

Allen, Julie Jackson (North Carolina)

Altman, Stephen D (North Carolina)

Androphy, Joel (North Carolina)

Armijo, Rumaldo R (North Carolina)

Armstrong, Samuel D. (North Carolina)

Arthur, Elizabeth G. (North Carolina)

Atkinson, Harold O. (North Carolina)

Attorney, Noticing 2255 (North Carolina)

Auchterlonie, Jennifer D (North Carolina)

Auerhan, Arnold M. (North Carolina)

AUSA, Jesse M (North Carolina)

Babu, Kavitha J (North Carolina)

Baka, Gregory (North Carolina)

Barbeau, Jason T (North Carolina)

Barkoff, Alison (District of Columbia)

Barr, Russell D. (North Carolina)

Barrett, David K (North Carolina)

Bartlett, Anastasia D. (North Carolina)

Beato, Andrew Michael (North Carolina)

Beck, Matthew (North Carolina)

Bennett, Jared C. (North Carolina)

Berger, Michael M. (North Carolina)

Bernstein, Bruce D. (North Carolina)

Bhandari, Rishi (North Carolina)

Bigelow, Jason M. (North Carolina)

Blesi, Samuel D (North Carolina)

Bogden, Daniel G. (North Carolina)

Borichewski, Lisca N (North Carolina)

Bortnick, Yael (North Carolina)

Branda, Joyce R (North Carolina)

Brandon, Susan S. (North Carolina)

Brito, Olga Eugenia (North Carolina)

Brooker, Renee (North Carolina)

Brown, Aimee Woodward (North Carolina)

Brown, Adrian L. (North Carolina)

Brown, Geoffrey J.L. (North Carolina)

Burianek, Lisa M. (North Carolina)

Burke, Matthew (North Carolina)

Burke, John W. (North Carolina)

Burnim, Ira Abraham (District of Columbia)

Burrell, Meredith (North Carolina)

Butcher, Daniel Everett (North Carolina)

Byron, Paul G. (North Carolina)

Camacho, Renee L (North Carolina)

Campbell, Scott J (North Carolina)

Carlson, Deborah (North Carolina)

Carman, Sean Kevin (North Carolina)

Carolina, State of (North Carolina)

Castaldi, Lauren Marie (North Carolina)

Chan, Priscilla To-Yin (North Carolina)

Chanoine, Hannah W (North Carolina)

Chmelar, Michael J (North Carolina)

Chorpening, Jennifer (North Carolina)

Clark, John E (North Carolina)

Clark, Caroline Jane (North Carolina)

Clarke, Ellen Rebecca (North Carolina)

Clayton, Lindsay Laurie (North Carolina)

Cohen, Richard Edward (North Carolina)

Cohen, Mary Louise (North Carolina)

Coles-Huff, Doris Denise (North Carolina)

Cooney, Nigel B (North Carolina)

Corcoran, Thomas F (North Carolina)

Costello, James (North Carolina)

Cueto, Christopher F. (North Carolina)

CV, U S (North Carolina)

Daniels, Howard F (North Carolina)

Darmstadter, Henry C (North Carolina)

D'Arruda, Kimberley (North Carolina)

Davis, Evan J (North Carolina)

Davis, Patricia R. (North Carolina)

Deiss, Ila Casy (North Carolina)

Dimock, Christina Nicole (North Carolina)

DOJ, Michelle Bennett (North Carolina)

Dougherty, Burtis M (North Carolina)

Drake, Daniel R (North Carolina)

Dubal, Malisa Chokshi (North Carolina)

DuBois, James Joseph (North Carolina)

Durham, Jessie Huff (North Carolina)

Dworkin, Howard Sheldon (North Carolina)

Eichenholtz, Seth D. (North Carolina)

England, Travis W (District of Columbia)

Epperley, Linda A. (North Carolina)

Epperson, Jennifer L. (North Carolina)

Euliss, Richard D. (North Carolina)

Evans, Neil J. (North Carolina)

Ewalt, Andrew J. (North Carolina)

Farmer, Gary Michael (North Carolina)

Farringer, Craig S. (North Carolina)

Finlator, W. Wallace (North Carolina)

Fisher, Douglas M. (North Carolina)

Fisherow, W Benjamin (North Carolina)

Flake, Troy K. (North Carolina)

Foran, Sheila (District of Columbia)

Franze-Nakamura, Francis (North Carolina)

Freeman, Mark R (North Carolina)

Frein, Kevin C. (North Carolina)

Friel, Gregory (District of Columbia)

Fuchs, Siegmund F. (North Carolina)

Gale, Alan S (North Carolina)

Gallagher, Mark A. (North Carolina)

Gardey, David A. (North Carolina)

Garland, Liam J (North Carolina)

Given, Emily (North Carolina)

Glaser, Danica A. (North Carolina)

Gold, I. Randall (North Carolina)

Goldberg, Arthur R (North Carolina)

GOVT, Kevin Christopher (North Carolina)

GOVT, Louisa K (North Carolina)

Graff, Julia (District of Columbia)

Granston, Michael D (North Carolina)

Greenberg, Todd (North Carolina)

Greene, Gavin L (North Carolina)

Groom, Deborah Fennell (North Carolina)

Grossenbacher, Gary M (North Carolina)

Grossenbacher, Glenn D (North Carolina)

Guadagnino, Charles A (North Carolina)

Gurland, Harvey W. (North Carolina)

Guthrie, Robert Gay (North Carolina)

Habeas, US Attorney (North Carolina)

Hall, Jennifer Lynne (North Carolina)

Hanower, Patricia L (North Carolina)

Harrington, Quinn Patrick (North Carolina)

Harrod, Jennifer T (North Carolina)

Harwell, Lacy R. (North Carolina)

Heavener, Mac D. (North Carolina)

Hebert, Janice E. (North Carolina)

Hecker, Elizabeth Parr (North Carolina)

Held, Jessica M (North Carolina)

Hendry, Melanie Dyani (North Carolina)

Hertz, Michael F (North Carolina)

Hikida, Katherine M (North Carolina)

Hill, Eve L. (District of Columbia)

Hirst, Michael Andrew (North Carolina)

Hoang, Anthony P (North Carolina)

Hoffman, Grayson A (North Carolina)

Hollis, Christopher W (North Carolina)

Holton, Dwight C. (North Carolina)

Horwitz, Matthew Joseph (North Carolina)

Houten, Kathryn E (North Carolina)

Howlette, Jordan David (North Carolina)

Hurley, Daniel R. (North Carolina)

Hurley, Ann C (North Carolina)

Hurtado, Samuel A. (North Carolina)

Iannarone, Liberatore Joseph (North Carolina)

Iv, Berkley Carrington (North Carolina)

Jackson, E. Fletcher (North Carolina)

Janove, Jathan W. (North Carolina)

Jennings, David Reese (North Carolina)

Jensen, Michelle D. (North Carolina)

Johnson, Creecy (North Carolina)

Johnson, Kristin Berger (North Carolina)

Johnson-DOJ, T J (North Carolina)

Jordan, Aaron O (North Carolina)

Jr, Edwin M. (North Carolina)

Jr, James Bernier (North Carolina)

JR, Joseph Patrick (North Carolina)

Kaminski, Gerald Francis (North Carolina)

Kaplan, Robert N. (North Carolina)

Kaufman, Paul (North Carolina)

Kaufman-Cohen, Eric (North Carolina)

Kawakami, Kent A (North Carolina)

Keefe, Kerry Jane (North Carolina)

Keegan, Ruth Fuess (North Carolina)

Keehn, Douglas (North Carolina)

Kell, Gerald (North Carolina)

Keller, John Timothy (North Carolina)

Kennebrew, Delora (North Carolina)

Kern, Charles Douglas (North Carolina)

Kinner, Russell B (North Carolina)

Kipnis, Brian C (North Carolina)

Kirby, Freeman Edward (North Carolina)

Kirkman, David M. (North Carolina)

Kirwan, Tanya I. (North Carolina)

Kiziah, Katherine Ann (North Carolina)

Kline, Regina (District of Columbia)

Klovers, Christelle (North Carolina)

Knepel, Susan M (North Carolina)

Kono, Michiko (North Carolina)

Kotz, Stephen R. (North Carolina)

Krueger, Matthew Dean (North Carolina)

Kuehler, Natalie Nancy (North Carolina)

Kwaterski, Laura Schulteis (North Carolina)

Lagarde, Andre Jude (North Carolina)

Lammens, Philip R. (North Carolina)

Landau, Scott R. (North Carolina)

Langworthy, Nancy Fay (North Carolina)

Larkin, William F. (North Carolina)

Larsen, Christian R (North Carolina)

Larson, Kari Madrene (North Carolina)

LaVerne, Darren (North Carolina)

Lawrence, Kathleen O'Malley (North Carolina)

Layton, Daniel W (North Carolina)

Lee, Ralph J. (North Carolina)

Lee, John E (North Carolina)

Lehman, Lennie (North Carolina)

Lehman, Philip A. (North Carolina)

Leiderman, Joel David (North Carolina)

Lennington, Daniel P (North Carolina)

Lesperance, Karen Folster (North Carolina)

Levesque, Christian (North Carolina)

Levingston, Luttrell (North Carolina)

Lindquist, Susan J. (North Carolina)

Lipari, Vincent (North Carolina)

Lipton, Joey (North Carolina)

Littleton, Judson Owen (North Carolina)

Long, Kenneth Gordon (North Carolina)

Lowe, Virginia Cronan (North Carolina)

Lucero, Manuel (North Carolina)

Majeed, Sameena Shina (North Carolina)

Majmundar, Amar (North Carolina)

Majors, Jay D (North Carolina)

Mantell, Laura D. (North Carolina)

Maragani, Goud P (North Carolina)

Marinelli, Matthew M (North Carolina)

Mark, Carolyn G (North Carolina)

Markopoulos, Amy (North Carolina)

Maroldy, Laura M (North Carolina)

Martin, Sean E. (North Carolina)

Matthews, Ann Wilkinson (North Carolina)

Maurer, Michael Stuart (North Carolina)

McCabe, Brian J (North Carolina)

McClanahan, Cathryn Dawn (North Carolina)

McCord, Stacey Elise (North Carolina)

McCormack, Timothy P. (North Carolina)

McCulloch, Christine J (North Carolina)

McEldrew, James Joseph (North Carolina)

McElvain, Joel (North Carolina)

McEvoy, Lauren Mary (North Carolina)

McFadden, Lane M. (North Carolina)

Messec, Paige (North Carolina)

Miller, Eugene L (North Carolina)

Miller, Damon C. (North Carolina)

Miller, Monica L (North Carolina)

Moran, Timothy J (North Carolina)

Morris, Brian D. (North Carolina)

Mosteller, Daniel Paul (North Carolina)

Murphy, Michael D (North Carolina)

Murray, Jeffrey (North Carolina)

Mustokoff, Michael M. (North Carolina)

Mysliwiec, Paul (North Carolina)

Nance, Lars Franklin (North Carolina)

Nannis, Veronica Byam (North Carolina)

Nathanson, John Alexander (North Carolina)

Neal, John K. (North Carolina)

Nelson, Anne Elizabeth (North Carolina)

Nesler, Robert D. (North Carolina)

Nitze, Samuel P. (North Carolina)

Norris, Evan M. (North Carolina)

O'Brien, Thomas Peter (North Carolina)

Office, United States (North Carolina)

O'Neil, Erica N (North Carolina)

Ong, Marisa A (North Carolina)

Orent, Jonathan D. (North Carolina)

O'Rourke, Steven R (North Carolina)

Ostiller, Cathy J (North Carolina)

O'Toole, David A. (North Carolina)

Owen, Jay David (North Carolina)

Pahl, Michael R (North Carolina)

Palmer, R. Scott (North Carolina)

Palombo, Lisa A (North Carolina)

Park, Scott H. (North Carolina)

Paxton, Lauren Mary (North Carolina)

Pease, William H. (North Carolina)

Pence, Richard M. (North Carolina)

Perez, Alfred Juarez (North Carolina)

Perez, Thomas E. (District of Columbia)

Perros, Nicholas C. (North Carolina)

Peters, Alexander McClure (North Carolina)

Phan, Susan (North Carolina)

Phelps, Alan (North Carolina)

Phillips, Cristine Irvin (North Carolina)

Phillips, Heather (North Carolina)

Piropato, Marissa A (North Carolina)

Podolak, Stephanie (North Carolina)

Poliakoff, Steven J (North Carolina)

Pomeroy, Richard L. (North Carolina)

Potter, Amy E. (North Carolina)

Powell, Kelly (North Carolina)

Pribe, Andrew (North Carolina)

Purcell, Joseph J (North Carolina)

Quinn, Elias L (North Carolina)

Race, Stacy M. (North Carolina)

Radice, John Daniel (North Carolina)

Raish, Anne (District of Columbia)

Riklin, Rand J (North Carolina)

Roberts, Darwin P (North Carolina)

Robinson, Stuart Justin (North Carolina)

Rosenbaum, Steven H (North Carolina)

Rudman, Samuel Howard (North Carolina)

Rush, Regan (District of Columbia)

Russell, Bruce T. (North Carolina)

Sadowski, Robert Wayne (North Carolina)

Sampson, Colin C. (North Carolina)

Samy, Sharad (North Carolina)

Sandberg, Justin Michael (North Carolina)

Santelle, James L (North Carolina)

Schachner, Elliot M. (North Carolina)

Schmelzer, Eric (North Carolina)

Schmidt, H Lee (North Carolina)

Schnieders, Kathleen Kelly (North Carolina)

Schwab, Mikel W. (North Carolina)

Schwartz, Richard Adam (North Carolina)

Schweiner, Dianne (North Carolina)

Scott, Olivia R (North Carolina)

Seff, Daniel A. (North Carolina)

Sgarlata, AnneMarie (North Carolina)

Sharinn, Harvey (North Carolina)

Simmons, Timothy W. (North Carolina)

Simpson, W Scott (North Carolina)

Slade, Shelley R. (North Carolina)

Smiley, Tiare B. (North Carolina)

Smith, Sharon Denise (North Carolina)

Smith, James Peeler (North Carolina)

Smith, Bruce C (North Carolina)

Snow, Holly (North Carolina)

Spina, Thomas Spina (North Carolina)

Stanford, Jon K (North Carolina)

Starita, Paul L (North Carolina)

Steinacker, Andrea K (North Carolina)

Stengle, Linda Jeffries (North Carolina)

Stoll, Kenneth F. (North Carolina)

Strong, James C. (North Carolina)

Sutton, Jessica V. (North Carolina)

Swiney, Elijah W (North Carolina)

Tait, Monica E (North Carolina)

Taylor, Brock (North Carolina)

Taylor-Phillips, LaQuita J (North Carolina)

Tingle, Michal (North Carolina)

Torres, Susan (North Carolina)

Torres, Valerie (North Carolina)

Tribuiani, Rinku Talwar (North Carolina)

Underhill, R Michael (North Carolina)

Uzeta, Michelle (North Carolina)

Valdman, Rika (North Carolina)

Valerino, Gary J. (North Carolina)

Vogel, Robert Lawrence (North Carolina)

Vyas, Nisha N (North Carolina)

Waldorf, James J (North Carolina)

Walker, Thomas G. (North Carolina)

Walle, Erin McCarthy (North Carolina)

Ward, Stacy C (North Carolina)

Warwick, Lisa T (North Carolina)

Weintraub, J. Max (North Carolina)

Welan, Joy Levin (District of Columbia)

Welsh, Blaine T (North Carolina)

Wenthe, Roger W. (North Carolina)

Westphal, Leslie J. (North Carolina)

Whitehead, Charles G. (North Carolina)

Wiethe, Donetta Donaldson (North Carolina)

Wilcove, Michael N (North Carolina)

Willing-FLU, Patricia A. (North Carolina)

Wilson, Edward Bryan (North Carolina)

Wiseman, David B. (North Carolina)

Wogaman, Paul J (North Carolina)

Woods, Phillip Kevin (North Carolina)

Woods, James C. (North Carolina)

Woods, Thomas M (North Carolina)

Woodward, Sara D. (North Carolina)

Yanchunis, John Allen (North Carolina)

Yeh, Teresa (District of Columbia)

Yim, Deborah E (North Carolina)

Yoo, Danny Young-In (North Carolina)

Young, Brian R. (North Carolina)

Young, James Dennis (North Carolina)

Younts, Diana J (North Carolina)

Zigler, Aaron M. (North Carolina)

Zimmerman, Erika M. (North Carolina)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

5:12-cv-00557

Docket [PACER]

Nov. 1, 2017

Nov. 1, 2017

Docket

DOJ Letter of Findings

No Court

July 28, 2011

July 28, 2011

Findings Letter/Report

5:12-cv-00557

Letter sent to N.C. Governor, N.C. Division of Health and Human Services, and N.C. Attorney General by Bazelon Center on behalf of stakeholder group

United States of America v. North Carolina

Oct. 11, 2011

Oct. 11, 2011

Correspondence

5:12-cv-00557

Letter sent to N.C. Governor and N.C. Attorney General by Bazelon Center attorneys on behalf of stakeholder group

United States of America v. North Carolina

Nov. 30, 2011

Nov. 30, 2011

Correspondence

5:12-cv-00557

Letter sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by Bazelon Center attorneys on behalf of stakeholder group, regarding proposed 1915(i) option in North Carolina

United States of America v. North Carolina

April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012

Correspondence
1

5:12-cv-00557

Complaint

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

Complaint
2-2

5:12-cv-00557

Settlement Agreement

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

Settlement Agreement

DOJ Press Release

No Court

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

Press Release
21

5:12-cv-00557

Notice of Withdrawl

Jan. 13, 2017

Jan. 13, 2017

Notice Letter
29

5:12-cv-00557

Order

United States of America v. State of North Carolina

Sept. 21, 2017

Sept. 21, 2017

Order/Opinion

2017 WL 4238866

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4303514/united-states-v-state-of-north-carolina/

Last updated May 2, 2025, 12:42 a.m.

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COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against State of North Carolina, filed by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proposed Summons for State of North Carolina) (Welan, Joy) (Entered: 08/23/2012)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Proposed Summons for State of North Carolina

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Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

RECAP
2

Joint MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice and Retain Jurisdiction by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Settlement Agreement) (Welan, Joy) (Entered: 08/23/2012)

1 Text of Proposed Order

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2 Exhibit Settlement Agreement

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Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

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3

Memorandum in Support regarding 2 Joint MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice and Retain Jurisdiction filed by United States of America. (Welan, Joy) (Entered: 08/23/2012)

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

PACER
4

NOTICE of Appearance by Joy L. Welan on behalf of United States of America (Welan, Joy) (Entered: 08/23/2012)

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

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5

Summons Issued as to State of North Carolina. (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/23/2012)

Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

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6

NOTICE of Appearance by Travis W. England on behalf of United States of America (England, Travis) (Entered: 08/24/2012)

Aug. 24, 2012

Aug. 24, 2012

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7

NOTICE of Appearance by Anne S. Raish on behalf of United States of America (Raish, Anne) (Entered: 08/24/2012)

Aug. 24, 2012

Aug. 24, 2012

PACER
8

NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa G. Corbett on behalf of State of North Carolina (Corbett, Lisa) (Entered: 08/29/2012)

Aug. 29, 2012

Aug. 29, 2012

PACER
9

NOTICE by United States of America of Service (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Welan, Joy) (Entered: 09/07/2012)

Sept. 7, 2012

Sept. 7, 2012

PACER
10

NOTICE by United States of America of Service (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- Postal Service Form 3811: Return Receipt Proof of Service) (England, Travis) (Entered: 09/11/2012)

Sept. 11, 2012

Sept. 11, 2012

PACER
11

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer regarding 1 Complaint by State of North Carolina. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Corbett, Lisa) (Entered: 09/14/2012)

Sept. 14, 2012

Sept. 14, 2012

PACER
12

ORDER granting 11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Signed by Julie A. Richards, Clerk of Court on 9/17/2012. (Marsh, K) (Entered: 09/17/2012)

Sept. 17, 2012

Sept. 17, 2012

PACER
13

ORDER granting 2 Motion to Dismiss. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for further information. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 10/5/2012. (Edwards, S.) (Entered: 10/05/2012)

Oct. 5, 2012

Oct. 5, 2012

RECAP
14

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

PACER
15

Miscellaneous Relief

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

PACER
16

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

PACER
17

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

PACER

Reminder to Counsel - Judge Fox

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

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Notice of Deficiency

Jan. 9, 2017

Jan. 9, 2017

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18

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 11, 2017

Jan. 11, 2017

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19

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 11, 2017

Jan. 11, 2017

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20

Notice of Appearance

Jan. 13, 2017

Jan. 13, 2017

PACER
21

Notice-other

Jan. 13, 2017

Jan. 13, 2017

PACER
22

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 25, 2017

PACER

Motion Referred to Clerk

Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 25, 2017

PACER

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 25, 2017

PACER
23

Memorandum in Opposition

March 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

PACER
24

Notice of Appearance

March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017

PACER
25

Reply to Response to Motion

March 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

PACER

Motion Submitted

March 22, 2017

March 22, 2017

PACER
26

Notice-other

June 21, 2017

June 21, 2017

PACER

1 Fox Order Reassigning Case

June 22, 2017

June 22, 2017

PACER

Motion Submitted

June 27, 2017

June 27, 2017

PACER

Motion No Longer Submitted

June 27, 2017

June 27, 2017

PACER
28

Withdraw as Attorney

Sept. 20, 2017

Sept. 20, 2017

PACER
29

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 15 Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement (D.E. 2-2). The parties shall negotiate in good faith and file any agreed-to modifications by October 27,2017. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 9/21/2017. (Briggeman, N.)

Sept. 21, 2017

Sept. 21, 2017

RECAP
30

Miscellaneous Relief

Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

PACER
31

Withdraw as Attorney

Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

PACER

Motion Submitted

Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

PACER
32

ORDER granting 30 Motion to Enter Modification of Settlement Agreement and Extend Jurisdiction regarding 29 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 11/1/2017. (Briggeman, N.)

Nov. 1, 2017

Nov. 1, 2017

RECAP
33

Protective Order

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

PACER
34

CONSENT PROTECTIVE ORDER - Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 6/6/2018. (Briggeman, N.)

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

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35

Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Jan. 17, 2020

Jan. 17, 2020

PACER
36

Miscellaneous Relief

Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

PACER
37

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

Oct. 21, 2020

Oct. 21, 2020

PACER
38

Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Dec. 17, 2020

Dec. 17, 2020

PACER
39

Miscellaneous Relief

March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

PACER

Motion Submitted

March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

PACER
40

ORDER granting 39 Motion to Enter Third Modification of Settlement Agreement. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 3/1/2021. (Sellers, N.)

March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

RECAP
41

Miscellaneous Relief

March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

PACER

Motion Submitted

March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

PACER
42

ORDER granting 41 Motion to Enter Fourth Modification of Settlement Agreement. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 3/29/2021. (Sellers, N.)

March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

RECAP
43

Miscellaneous Relief

March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022

PACER
44

ORDER dismissing 43 Motion to Enjoin. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 3/1/2022. Sent to Dr. Dianne Wilkes at 5333 Roan Mountain Place Raleigh, North Carolina 27613-5667 via US Mail. (Sellers, N.)

March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022

RECAP
45

Miscellaneous Relief

March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023

PACER

Motion Submitted

March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

PACER
46

Consent Order granting 45 Motion for Fifth Modification of Settlement Agreement. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 3/6/2023. (Mann, Stephanie)

March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023

RECAP
47

Miscellaneous Relief

Dec. 11, 2024

Dec. 11, 2024

PACER
48

ORDER granting 47 Motion for Sixth Modification of Settlement Agreement. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 12/12/2024. (Mann, Stephanie)

Dec. 12, 2024

Dec. 12, 2024

RECAP

Motion Submitted

Dec. 12, 2024

Dec. 12, 2024

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: North Carolina

Case Type(s):

Public Benefits/Government Services

Special Collection(s):

Olmstead Cases

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 23, 2012

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The United States filed this complaint on behalf of individuals with mental illness in North Carolina who are unnecessarily housed in adult care homes or placed at risk of such institutionalization by the state's policies.

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Bazelon Center

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

State of North Carolina, State

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 701

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Findings Letter/Report

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Reasonable Accommodation

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Order Duration: 2012 - 2021

Issues

General/Misc.:

Classification / placement

Individualized planning

Benefits (Source):

Medicaid

Disability and Disability Rights:

Depression

Integrated setting

Least restrictive environment

Mental Illness, Unspecified

Mental impairment

Schizophrenia

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Deinstitutionalization/decarceration

Placement in mental health facilities

Medical/Mental Health Care:

Mental health care, general

Mental health care, unspecified