Y.A. Ex Rel. Fleener v. Bayh

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

In this class action lawsuit plaintiffs sought an order declaring the legal duty of defendants to provide plaintiffs with long-term psychiatric residential care. Plaintiffs also sought mandatory injunctive relief requiring defendants to provide safe, appropriate, and therapeutic placements. Both sides filed motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants and plaintiffs now appeal raising the following two issues for review:(1) Do the Indiana Constitution, Article 9, § 1, and laws passed pursuant to that provision, impose an…