Filed Date: Jan. 17, 1985
Closed Date: 1992
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On November 7, 1980, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated an investigation into the conditions at the Rosewood Center in Owings Mill, Maryland, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1997, the Civil Rights for Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). On February 19, 1982, after the investigation, the DOJ issued a findings letter detailing the conditions that they believed to be unconstitutional. They found inadequacies in the areas of programming, staffing, abuse and neglect, environmental conditions, and resident placement.
On January 17, 1985, the DOJ filed a lawsuit over the aforementioned unconstitutional conditions under CRIPA against the state of Maryland in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. At the same time, they presented the court with a consent decree agreed upon by the parties to the lawsuit, and the court adopted it as the court's order in the case. The consent decree provided for changes in the areas of medical care, training and basic self-care skills for residents, staffing, record keeping, behavior management, restraints, personal safety of residents, and classification and placement procedures.
On June 4, 1986, the court approved a stipulated modification of the consent decree. The modification provided for reorganization of the management structure at the Rosewood Center, as well as new training programs.
According to a spreadsheet on CRIPA matters shared by the DOJ, the matter finally closed on Nov. 18, 1992.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (8/8/2006)
Dinkins, Carol E. (District of Columbia)
Frohboese, Robinsue (District of Columbia)
Goldberg, Lawrence (District of Columbia)
King, Loretta (District of Columbia)
Callegary, Ellen A. (Maryland)
Last updated Jan. 24, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Maryland
Case Type(s):
Intellectual Disability (Facility)
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 17, 1985
Closing Date: 1992
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Department of Justice
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
State of Maryland (Owings Mills), State
Rosewood Center (Owings Mills), State
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1985 - 1992
Issues
General:
Sanitation / living conditions
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Habilitation (training/treatment)
Assault/abuse by staff (facilities)
Disability and Disability Rights:
Intellectual/developmental disability, unspecified
Medical/Mental Health:
Intellectual disability/mental illness dual diagnosis
Type of Facility: