Legal Opinion
L.B. v. Comm'r of the Dep't of Developmental Servs.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 29, 2018No. 16–P–1328Published
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiffs appeal from a Superior Court judgment dismissing their lawsuit against the commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services (commissioner or department). Concluding that (1) the plaintiffs have not pleaded sufficient facts to show the impairment of a constitutionally-protected liberty interest or a substantial injury, and (2) 115 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 5.05 (2009) and 5.13 (2011) are not unconstitutionally vague, we affirm.
1. Background. The plaintiffs are caregivers employed by the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. (JRC), a private facility licensed by the…
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