Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Rubin
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 24, 2001No. CV-01-70 (JBW)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GOLD, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiffs have moved pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 17 for the appointment of next friends to act on behalf of certain of the named plaintiffs. After considering plaintiffs’ submissions and defendants’ opposition, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
Background 1
This litigation concerns allegations of wrongful treatment of plaintiffs, mentally disabled individuals, while they resided at the Leben Home for Adults (“Leben Home”). The Leben Home provides long-term, comprehensive residential care to adults, many of whom depend upon the assistance of…
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