Legal Opinion

Center for Legal Advocacy v. Hammons

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 27, 2003No. 01-1574PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the single issue of whether plaintiff, Center for Legal Advocacy (“CLA”), is entitled, under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act (“PAMII”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801-10851, to peer review and quality assurance records it seeks in connection with its investigation into the suicides and attempted suicide of mental health care patients, or whether such access is barred by Colorado statutes prohibiting access to such records. The district court held CLA was not entitled to those records. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

CLA is a…

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