Legal Opinion
Williams v. Secretary of Executive Office of Human Services
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 11, 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
These cases present a number of issues concerning the policies and practices of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), in providing services to patients under its care, and in discharging patients. The plaintiffs contend that the DMH’s policies violate (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., P.L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 328 (1992); (2) § 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (1988); (3) the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f) (1988); (4) Federal and State equal protection and due process guarantees; (5) a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Helen L., Beverly D., Florence H., Ilene F., Idell S., and American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today ("a.d.a.p.t."), Idell S. v. Albert L. Didario, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Norristown State Hospital, and Karen F. Snider, in Her Capacity as Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Karen F. SniderCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Helen L. v. DiDarioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. RogersDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
- Cramer v. State of FloridaDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1995
- Williams v. SECR. OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERV.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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