Legal Opinion

Foe v. Cuomo

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided November 17, 1988No. 75 Civ. 1029 (JRB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT

BARTELS, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

This case has a long and tortured history. It was commenced on June 27, 1975, on behalf of all patients involuntarily committed to the care and custody of New York State mental hospitals, as a broad-scale challenge to the constitutionality of the policies and operation of the public mental health system in New York State. By amended complaint filed August 15, 1975, plaintiffs claimed that defendants had deprived involuntary patients of their constitutional rights to adequate care and treatment while under the care and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
  2. In re Marsh Erisa LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  3. Calibuso v. Bank of America Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 2014
  4. Foe v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  5. Foe v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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