Legal Opinion
Armstead v. Pingree
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided January 29, 1986No. 84-96-Civ-J-12PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MELTON, District Judge.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs filed this class action on behalf of themselves and other mentally retarded residents of Northeast Florida State Hospital (“NEFSH”). NEFSH is a state-owned and operated institution for the mentally ill. Defendants are the Secretary of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (“HRS”) and other officials of the Mental Health and Developmental Services Division of HRS. Defendants are being sued in their official, not individual, capacities.
Count I of the First Amended and Supplemental Complaint (“First Amended Complaint”) is…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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