Legal Opinion
Williams v. Wasserman
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 27, 2001No. CIV. CCB-94-880PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BLAKE, District Judge.
This case raises complex medical, social and fiscal issues not easily addressed by litigation. 1 The twelve representative plaintiffs are described either as “traumatically brain injured” (“TBI”) or “nonre-tarded developmentally disabled” (“NRDD”). Each is or has been a patient in a Maryland state institution. They have brought claims under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. seeking relief for the State’s failure to provide them…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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