Legal Opinion
Klostermann v. Cuomo
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard W. Wallach, J.
The nine plaintiffs here are among the homeless who live in shelters or on the city streets; an additional common bond between them is that they are all dischargees from State psychiatric care facilities who claim that this status entitles them to a treatment plan which includes residential housing. The defendants are the Governor and the two State Commissioners of the Office of Mental Health and the Department of Social Services from whom this right is claimed. Following a decision on March 27,1984, by the Court of Appeals that at least certain…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
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