Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

Pursuant to the injunctive relief ordered by this Court in 1977 designed to provide the retarded residents of Pennhurst their statutory and constitutional rights, an Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP) was drafted for L.P., a class member. The IHP called for L.P.’s movement from confinement at Pennhurst to a community living facility in Montgomery County. L.P.’s parents initially objected to the placement and demanded a hearing before the Hearing Master established by this Court’s Order of April 24, 1980 as required by the Third Circuit’s first en…