Legal Opinion
M.J. v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 25, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2018-1901Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA M.J., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civ. No. 1:18-cv-1901 (EGS) THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs, M.J. and L.R., 1 two children who suffer from mental illnesses, and University Legal Services, Inc., the designated protection and advocacy program for such individuals in the District of Columbia, bring this action on behalf of themselves and a putative class of mentally-ill children who allegedly have been unnecessarily institutionalized or face unnecessary institutionalization. In their complaint,…
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