Legal Opinion
New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Carey
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 5, 1975No. 72 Civ. 356, 72 Civ. 357PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JUDD, District Judge.
A hearing has been held on the parties’ motion for approval of a consent judgment terminating this civil rights action concerning the care and treatment of mentally retarded children and adults residing at Willowbrook State Developmental Center (formerly the Willowbrook State School).
During the three-year course of this litigation, the fate of the mentally impaired members of our society has passed from an arcane concern to a major issue both of constitutional rights and social policy. The proposed consent judgment resolving this litigation is partly a fruit of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Wyatt v. StickneyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Welsch v. LikinsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1974
- Davis v. WatkinsDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1974
- Wyatt v. AderholtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by32 opinions
- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Scott v. PlanteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Crane Neck Ass'n v. New York City/Long Island County Services GroupNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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