Legal Opinion
Robert Simpson Ricci v. Robert L. Okin, M.D., William F. Weld, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 30, 1992No. 92-1812PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
This appeal arises out of a set of consolidated cases concerning the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ care and education of its mentally retarded citizens. Plaintiffs first brought these cases against the state in the early 1970’s. In 1977 the district court entered a set of consent decrees, aimed at improving care conditions, and the court, during the next several years, actively oversaw their implementation. By 1986, conditions had improved to the point where, on October 9, 1986, the court entered an order (the “October 1986 Order”) which, in the court’s view, represented…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. BellottiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- James P. Kartell, M.D., and Grant v. Rodkey, M.D., Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
3Cited by8 opinions
- Amy Cohen v. Brown UniversityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Frank Bogard v. Robert Wright, Director of the Illinois Department of Public AidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Ricci v. PatrickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Ricci v. OkinDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
- Ricci v. OkinDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
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