Legal Opinion
Disability Law Center, Inc. v. Riel
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 5, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-10789-PBSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Disability Law Center (“DLC”) brings this action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (“the Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 6000 et seq., 1 to compel the guardian of an adult mentally retarded woman, Loretta Riel, and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation (“DMR”) to provide access to Ms. Riel’s records. As the Protection and Advocacy system (“P & A”) appointed by the state of Massachusetts pursuant to the…
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