Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Pataki
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 16, 1995No. Civil A. CV-95-2902 (DGT)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge:
This case concerns the care and treatment of about fifty profoundly disabled and medically fragile individuals whose rights under the federal Constitution have been gravely imperiled as the result of an unfortunate funding dispute between the City and the State of New York.
Background
The present action has been brought by eighteen of these individuals and eight others who seek to intervene. Shafran-Torres v. Pataki 95-CV-3803. Plaintiffs and interve-nors are severely disabled individuals with multiple handicaps. By way of example, one is a twenty-six…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Brooks v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- 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. PatakiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
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