Legal Opinion
Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1994No. Civ. A. No. 74-1345PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a motion filed by the plaintiffs Halderman, et al. in November 1987 to hold the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and County of Philadelphia in contempt of this Court’s Order of April 5, 1985. For the reasons that follow, this Court finds that both defendants are in contempt of the Order.
I. BACKGROUND
The'Pennhurst litigation has been credited widely for creating a general awareness that retarded persons do have rights—the right to minimally adequate habilitation—the right not to be abused and mistreated—the right to care…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Rolland v. PatrickDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hosp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1998
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