Legal Opinion
M.D. v. Department of Developmental Services
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 1, 2013No. 12-P-241PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The Femald Developmental Center (FDC) will be closing as an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF). This policy decision removing a group of intellectually disabled individuals from that facility is no longer subject to review by the Federal courts.4
Born in 1943, M.D. is moderately intellectually disabled and suffers from severe mental illness. She is one of the last fourteen *465residents of FDC, where she has lived since 1985. At FDC, M.D. receives services and supports in accordance with the individual service plan (ISP) developed by her team.5 On May 28, 2010,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Albert v. Municipal Court of the City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Box Pond Ass'n v. Energy Facilities Siting BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Molly A. v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental RetardationMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Davidson v. HoweCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- E.G. v. Department of Developmental ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- G.R. v. Department of Developmental ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- M.M. v. Department of Developmental ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- P.D. v. Department of Developmental ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
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