Case: United States v. University Hospital of the State University of New York at Stony Brook

1:83-cv-04818 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: 1983

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Case Summary

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the United States filed suit, seeking to compel the university hospital to allow the Department of Health and Human Services access to the medical records of an infant with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, bilateral upper extremity spasticity, a prolapsed rectum, and a malformed brain stem, whose parents had refused to consent to corrective surgical procedures. The case was filed on October 16, 1983, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

 

People

Attorney for Plaintiff

Clute, James (District of Columbia)

Cooper, Charles Justin (District of Columbia)

Dearie, Raymond Joseph (New York)

Landsberg, Brian K. (District of Columbia)

Reynolds, William Bradford (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

1:83-cv-04818

Memorandum of Decision and Order

United States of America v. University Hospital of the State University of New York at Stony Brook

Nov. 17, 1983

Nov. 17, 1983

Order/Opinion

575 F.Supp. 607

83-06343

USCA Opinion

United States of America v. University Hospital, State University of New York at Stony Brook

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Feb. 23, 1984

Feb. 23, 1984

Order/Opinion

729 F.2d 144

83-06343

Petition for Rehearing En Banc

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

March 8, 1984

March 8, 1984

Pleading / Motion / Brief

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: New York

Case Type(s):

Disability Rights

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Key Dates

Filing Date: 1983

Plaintiffs

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division