Evans v. Fenty

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) JOY EVANS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff-Intervenor, ) Civil Action No. 76-0293 (ESH) ) v. ) ) ADRIAN FENTY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION In 1976, residents of Forest Haven, then the District of Columbia’s institution for persons with developmental disabilities, filed this class action alleging that they were receiving constitutionally-deficient care, treatment, education, and training. In 1978, the Court…