Legal Opinion
Benjamin Ex Rel. Yock v. Department of Public Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 2012No. 11-3684, 11-3685PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellees are individuals with “mental retardation” who reside in intermediate care facilities operated by Defendants-Appellees Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Secretary of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By and through their respective next friends, they brought this current class action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging that Defendants have failed to offer community services to them and other similarly situated individuals in violation of…
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