Legal Opinion
Frank Bogard v. Robert Wright, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1998No. 97-2926PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A class consisting of mentally retarded citizens of Illinois who reside in nursing homes sued the state agencies that are responsible for their care. Filed in 1988, the suit complained that the state had violated the federal constitutional and statutory rights of the class members by placing them in nursing homes rather than in less restrictive environments. The suit was resolved by the entry of a consent decree in 1993 that provided for extensive injunctive relief — the kind of “regulatory” relief that is common in institutional reform litigation, such as this suit. See,…
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