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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)
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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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Evans v. Fenty

1:76-cv-00293 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 1976

Closed Date: 2017

On February 23, 1976, six residents of Forest Haven, an institution operated by the District of Columbia for developmentally disabled persons, filed this lawsuit against the District's mayor and its Department of Human Resources. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 6001 et seq.); and 32 D.C.…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
CRIPA Investigation, Landmark Learning Center, Opa-Locka (FL)

No Court

On May 17, 1995, the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent letters to the governor of Florida, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Education informing them of the DOJ's intent to investigate conditions at Landmark Learning Center and G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. The DOJ indicate…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Kentucky ARC v. Conn.

3:78-00157 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: May 16, 1977

Closed Date: 1983

On May 16, 1977 the Kentucky Association for Retarded Citizens and residents of Outwood, a residential treatment facility in rural Kentucky for persons with intellectual disabilities, filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against the Secretary of the Kentucky Department for Human Resources, state officials, and others. Outwood was operated by defendant Excepticon, Inc., a private corporation under contract with the Department for …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Travis D. v. Eastmont Human Services Center

6:96-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 1996

Closed Date: 2004

On August 23, 1996, attorneys for the Montana Advocacy Program and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, challenging the conditions of treatment of Montanans with developmental disabilities who were being involuntarily confined in state institutions. Plaintiffs' complaint alleged violations of the Americans with 26 Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et. seq.; Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 28 U.S.C…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Thomas S. v. Flaherty

3:82-cv-00418 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: July 7, 1982

Closed Date: 1998

On July 7, 1982, a mentally disabled ward of the state of North Carolina, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the State of North Carolina in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by denying him treatment of his mental disabilities (intellectual disabilities and schizophrenia) in a less restrictive, more community-based setting. On May 26, 1983, the parties agreed to a special …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Horacek v. Exon

4:72-cv-00299 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 1972

Closed Date: 1984

On September 28, 1972, parents of residents with intellectual disabilities of the Beatrice State Home brought a civil rights class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for Nebraska, alleging that the physical conditions, care, treatment and training provided at the Beatrice State Home did not meet constitutional standards. Plaintiffs maintained that less restrictive community alternatives were available which would provide them adequate care, treatment, education and t…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Garrity & U.S. v. Gallen

1:78-cv-00116 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: April 12, 1978

Closed Date: 1991

On April 12, 1978, six residents with intellectual disabilities of Laconia State School and Training Center ("Laconia") of New Hampshire filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, challenging the conditions at Laconia. Plaintiffs' complaint alleged that the institution's inadequate staffing, services and programs violated the residents' rights under the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, ("DD …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Bonnie S. v. Drew Altman

2:87-03709 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Sept. 10, 1987

Closed Date: 1989

On September 10, 1987, six women with intellectual disabilities residing at the New Jersey Developmental Center, a state-run mental institution in Totowa, New Jersey, filed this lawsuit against the State on behalf of all New Jersey residents involuntarily confined to institutions, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged that their constitutional and statutory rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and Title XIX of the So…