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Georgia Advocacy Office v. Shelp

1:09-cv-02880 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 2009

Closed Date: 2014

On October 16, 2009, the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO), a non-profit Georgia corporation that provides protection and advocacy services to individuals with disabilities, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiffs sued Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Regional Hospital Administrator at Southwestern State Hospital (SWSH) under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 42 U.S.C. 10801. The plaintiffs, represent…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Georgia Advocacy Office v. Camp

5:96-cv-00483 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1996

Closed Date: June 9, 1999

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy agency’s (P&A) facilities access authority. On December 16, 1996, Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO), Georgia’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. GAO filed this lawsuit against the Director of the Jasper County Department of Family and Children Services under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act, with respect to a Jasper County youth facility. Represented by itse…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. Reinhard

3:07-cv-00734 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2007

Closed Date: Sept. 6, 2011

This is a case about whether the Eleventh Amendment bars a lawsuit by a state-operated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency asserting its records access authority. On December 3, 2007, Virginia Office for P&A filed this lawsuit against the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The P&A filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (‘DD Act…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Law Center v. Alaska DHHS

3:12-cv-00050 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: March 1, 2012

Closed Date: May 11, 2012

This case is about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s access authority, specifically access to a state agency’s survey and investigation records of a nursing facility. On March 1, 2012, Disability Law Center Alaska (DLC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska against Alaska Department of Health and Human Services, its Division of Health Care Services, and the Division’s Section of Certification and Licensing (collectively ‘DHHS’), alleging violations of th…
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Disability Law Center v. Anchorage School District

3:07-cv-00131 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: July 16, 2007

Closed Date: Oct. 1, 2009

This is a case about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority for directory information records. On June 16, 2007, Disability Law Center of Alaska (DLC), Alaska’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Represented by itself, DLC alleged that the Anchorage School District violated the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Law Center v. Matanuska-Susitna School District

3:06-cv-00216 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: Sept. 14, 2006

Closed Date: Aug. 15, 2007

This is a case about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority.  On September 13, 2006, Disability Law Center (DLC), Alaska’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska against the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (the District) under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). Represented by itself, DLC alleged that the District violated the DD Act when they refused to provide DLC with a teacher’…
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Disability Law Center v. North Star Behavioral Health System

3:07-cv-00062 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: April 26, 2007

Closed Date: Aug. 15, 2008

This is a case about a protection and advocacy agency’s peer review records access authority. On April 26, 2007, Disability Law Center Alaska (DLC Alaska) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska against North Star Behavioral Health System (North Star), which operated an acute care facility. DLC Alaska alleged that North Star violated the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI Act) when they refused to provide them with internal in…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program v. Safetynet Youthcare Inc.

2:13-cv-00519 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Oct. 25, 2013

Closed Date: Feb. 11, 2015

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s monitoring access authority. On October 25, 2013, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama against SafetyNet YouthCare, Inc. (Safetynet), a youth psychiatric facility operator. ADAP alleged that Safetynet violated the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Act (PAIR Act), and …
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…
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Disability Rights Center of Arkansas v. Baptist Health

4:13-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: March 1, 2013

Closed Date: July 24, 2014

This is a case about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority. On March 1, 2013, Disability Law Center of Arkansas (Arkansas P&A) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Arkansas P&A filed this lawsuit against Baptist Health, which operates multiple healthcare facilities in Arkansas. Arkansas P&A alleged that Baptist Health violated the Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights Act (PAIR Act) when they denied Arkansas P&A …