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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights of North Carolina v. Sprouse

1:17-cv-00197 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 21, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 9, 2018

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy agency’s records access authority for investigations conducted by a government agency into a private facility. On July 21, 2017, Disability Rights North Carolina (Disability Rights NC), North Carolina’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Disability Rights North Carolina filed this lawsuit against Lisa Sprouse, Director of McDowell County’s Department of Social Services (Department), in her…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service v. Evans

2:09-cv-12224 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 9, 2009

Closed Date: Dec. 27, 2010

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy agency’s records access authority concerning deceased individuals in correctional facility settings. On June 9, 2009, Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services (Michigan P&A) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Warren C. Evans in his official capacity as Sheriff of Wayne County. Michigan P&A filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), the …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Alabama Disability Advocacy Program v. Wood

2:07-cv-00434 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 16, 2007

Closed Date: Sept. 10, 2008

This is a case about the scope of a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s records, facilities, and residents access authority under its enabling statutes. On May 16, 2007, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Project (ADAP), Alabama’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. ADAP filed this lawsuit against J. Walter Wood, Jr., Executive Director of Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS), in his official capacity under the Developmental Disabilities As…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

3:05-cv-00295 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 19, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 30, 2006

This is a case about whether a Protection and Advocacy agency (P&A) can access names of students from a school during an investigation. On May 19, 2005, Disability Rights Wisconsin (DR Wisconsin), Wisconsin’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. DR Wisconsin filed this lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), Protection and Advocacy of Human…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Hinds County

3:11-cv-00327 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: June 1, 2011

Case Ongoing

This is a case about whether a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency can communicate with all individuals in a juvenile detention facility where some individuals with disabilities reside, as well as the substantive conditions in a juvenile detention facility. On June 1, 2011, Disability Rights Mississippi, Mississippi’s P&A, and a putative class of juvenile detention facility residents filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. They filed this lawsuit…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy v. Hartford Board of Education

3:04-cv-01338 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 2004

Closed Date: Oct. 18, 2006

This is a case about whether a Protection and Advocacy agency (P&A) can access the grounds, students, and student records of a non-residential therapeutic school. On August 11, 2004, Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy (OPA), Connecticut’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. OPA filed this lawsuit against the Hartford Board of Education (Hartford), which operated the non-residential therapeutic school, under the Developmental Disabilitie…
EDUCATION
Black Parallel School Board v. Sacramento City Unified School District

2:19-cv-01768 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 5, 2019

Case Ongoing

On September 5, 2019, the Black Parallel School Board and three students in the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) filed this putative class action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The plaintiffs sued SCUSD and a selection of its officers under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), and state law. Represente…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights New York v. City of New York Department of Corrections

1:15-cv-01285 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: March 12, 2015

Closed Date: Nov. 21, 2018

On March 12, 2015, Disability Rights New York (DRNY), represented by themselves, filed this case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the City of New York Department of Corrections and its Commissioner.  DRNY sought to enforce its right to access records pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 200 (“DD Act”), the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental illness Act of 1986 “PAIMI Act”), and the Protection and …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
M.J. v. District of Columbia

1:18-cv-01901 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2018

Case Ongoing

On August 14, 2018, two children with mental health disabilities in the District of Columbia and University Legal Services, Inc. filed this lawsuit on behalf of themselves and a class of children with mental health disabilities, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the District of Columbia under:The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.;Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794;The Protection and Advocacy …
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Mississippi Children's Home Services

3:13-cv-00547 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2013

Closed Date: Sept. 28, 2015

Plaintiff, Disability Rights Mississippi ("DRMS"), filed this lawsuit against CARES, Inc. (initially identified in Complaint as Mississippi Children's Home Services) on September 6, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Defendant, a non-profit organization, operated CARES Center, a residential treatment facility for children with severe emotional or behavioral disabilities. Plaintiff asserted that, as Mississippi's designated Protection & Advocacy organizati…