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CHILD WELFARE
Joseph v. Hartz

1:80-cv-00623 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: July 25, 1980

Closed Date: 2006

This class action involving neglected and dependent children placed in New Mexico's foster care system was filed on July 25, 1980, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and Children's Rights, Inc., sought class action certification as well as declaratory and injunctive relief against the New Mexico Department of Human Services, claiming that the state violated the plaintiffs' civil rights by failing to develop permanent plans f…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Johnson & U.S. v. Florida

8:87-cv-00369 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: March 11, 1987

Closed Date: 2010

On March 11, 1987, mentally ill patients at G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital (GPW), filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the State of Florida in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. The plaintiffs, represented by Florida Rural Legal Services, Advocacy Center, Southern Legal Counsel, the School Board of Manatee County, the Center for Public Representation, a public defender and private counsel, asked the court for declaratory and inj…