Legal Opinion
Frederick L. v. Department of Public Welfare
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 23, 2001No. Civ. A. 00-4510PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHILLER, District Judge.
Four adult individuals institutionalized at Norristown State Hospital (“NSH”) bring this five-count action against the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“DPW”), which operates NSH, a psychiatric hospital located in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Feather 0. Houstoun, Secretary of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs allege violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA” or “Title II”), 42 U.S.C. § 12131 (1994), et seq., the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“section 504”), 29…
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