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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Baldridge v. Clinton

4:83-cv-01004 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 1983

Closed Date: 1991

On November 22, 1983, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against the Governor of Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), and its Division of Mental Health Services (MHS), Mental Health Board, Division of Developmental Disability Services (DDS), and Developmental Disability Service Board. On September 24,1984, the court certified the class, which it defined as all institutionalized persons in the custody of DHS now and…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
CRIPA Investigation of Arizona State Hospital (ASH)

Not applicable | No Court

On September 25, 1989, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to the Governor of Arizona, informing him of its intention to investigate conditions at Arizona State Hospital (ASH) pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. DOJ subsequently toured ASH in November 1989 and again in January 1990.On December 14, 1990, DOJ sent a findings letter the Governor. In the findings letter, DOJ outlined three primary areas of deficiencies (use of bodily …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Coffelt v. Dept. of Developmental Serv.

916401 | California state supreme court

Filed Date: March 1, 1990

On March 1, 1990, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities and against the State of California, the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Finance, the San Andreas Regional Center, the Golden Gate Regional Center, the Regional Center of the East Bay, and the North Bay Regional Center. The plaintiffs, represented by Protection and Advocacy, Inc., sought declaratory …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
CRIPA Investigation, San Jose (CA)

No Court Case | No Court

From October 5 until October 9, 1992, the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigated allegations of abuse and inadequate care at Agnews Developmental Center in San Jose, California, pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. The investigation found that residents with developmental disabilities suffered physical harm as the result of neglect and abuse. Specifically, the investigation found constitutional violations resu…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

8:97-cv-00219 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 20, 1997

Closed Date: 2005

On March 20, 1997, Richard S. filed a class-action lawsuit and an application for a temporary restraining order in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Department of Developmental Services for the State of California and Fairview Developmental Center. Richard S. was a resident of Fairview and was represented by a private attorney. William Cable, M.D. served as guardian ad litem for the class members, developmentally disabled clients without conserv…

Correspondence Re: Dr. Cable

Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

Jan. 1, 1996

Proposed Order

Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

March 20, 1997

Declaration of Frederick Herzig, M.D. in Support of Plaintiffs' Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

March 20, 1997

Declaration of David J. Strauss, Ph.D., FASA, in Support of Plaintiffs' Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

March 20, 1997

Declaration of William Cable, M.D. in Support of Plaintiffs' Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction

Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

March 20, 1997

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U.S. v. California

3:90-cv-02641 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 1990

Closed Date: 1995

On January 23, 1985, four patients at the Napa State Hospital (NSH) in Napa Valley, California filed a lawsuit against the hospital and the Department of Mental Health for the State of California (DMH) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by conditions at the hospital. This lawsuit drew the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice, who initiated an investigation into the conditions at the hospital on …
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United States v. Colorado

1:86-cv-01470 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: July 10, 1986

On July 10, 1986, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Colorado under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The government asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that the conditions of confinement at Wheat Ridge Regional Center, a mental institution in Denver, Colorado, violated the residents' constitutional rights. Specifically, the State failed to provide re…
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Conn. ARC v. Thorne

2:78-cv-00653 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 1978

Closed Date: 1998

In December 1978, the Connecticut Association of Retarded Citizens and twelve individuals filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. They sued the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR), the Department of Income Maintenance (DIM) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The class action lawsuit challenged the quality of care, living conditions, and residential placement of individuals with intellectual d…
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Conn. Traumatic Brain Injury Assoc. v. Hogan

2:90-cv-00097 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 1990

Closed Date: 2002

On February 8, 1990, the Connecticut Traumatic Brain Injury Association filed a class action lawsuit against the Connecticut Departments of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and various state hospitals in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Plaintiffs were a class of persons with intellectual disabilities or traumatic brain injuries and who were or may be placed in Norwich or Fairfield Hills Hospitals. They were represented by Connecticut Legal Services, the Con…
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Messier v. Southbury Training School

3:94-cv-01706 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 1994

Closed Date: March 13, 2019

On October 4, 1994, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against Connecticut's Departments of Mental Retardation (DMR), Social Services (DSS), and Public Health (DPH) and Southbury Training School, an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities (ICF/MR) in Southbury, Connecticut. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought injunctive relief on behalf of both current and future Southbury residents.…