Legal Opinion
Suffolk Parents of Handicapped Adults v. Pataki
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1996No. Civil Action CV-96-0288 (DGT)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge:
This case is the second of possibly three cases concerning the care and treatment of profoundly disabled and medically fragile adults whose rights under the federal Constitution have been gravely imperiled as the result of an unfortunate funding dispute between the State of New York and three of its local governments. These adults have been the beneficiaries of a joint state and local program called Transitional Care Funding (TCF). The program was developed to provide a bridge between educational placements of severely disabled persons in residential…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Suffolk Parents of Handicapped Adults v. WingateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Westchester Advocates for Disabled Adults v. PatakiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Suffolk Parents of Handicapped Adults v. PatakiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Suffolk Parents Of Handicapped Adults v. WingateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996