Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OF PENN.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 27, 2011No. 09-cv-1182PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
JOHN E. JONES III, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a class action, asserted by Franklin Benjamin 1 , Richard Grogg 2 , Frank Edgett 3 , Sylvia Baldwin 4 , and Anthony Beard 5 on behalf of all persons who: (1) currently or in the future will reside in on of Pennsylvania’s state-operated intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation; (2) could reside in the community with appropriate services and supports; and (3) do not or would not oppose community placement. {See Doc. 9, Amended Complaint; Doc. 17, Order Certifying Class.) Plaintiffs assert that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Olmstead v. L.C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- DeJohn v. Temple UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- Benjamin v. Department of Public Welfare of the CommonwealthDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Frederick L. v. Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Benjamin Ex Rel. Yock v. Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- Thorpe v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Benjamin v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OF PADistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2011