Legal Opinion
Fetterusso v. State of NY
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1989No. 87 Civ. 2566 (KTD)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
Plaintiffs Fetterusso, Hoffendiener, and Giardiana, involuntary committees to the custody of defendant New York State Office of Mental Health (“OMH”), bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) complaining that their obligation to contribute to the cost of their care and maintenance pursuant to the N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 43..03(c) (McKinney 1988) violates their constitutional equal protection rights and the Supremacy Clause. The parties now cross-move for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bennett v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Woe v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Eisenbud v. Suffolk CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Woodall v. BartolinoDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- Frank C. Fetterusso, Otto Hofendiener, and Leonard Giardiana v. State of New York, New York State Office of Mental HealthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Crytes v. SchaferDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1990
- Ecolono v. Division of Reimbursements of the Department of Health & Mental HygieneCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001