Legal Opinion
Evans v. Fenty
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 7, 2010No. Civil Action 76-0293 (ESH)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.
In 1976, residents of Forest Haven, then the District of Columbia’s institution for persons with developmental disabilities, filed this class action alleging that they were receiving constitutionally-deficient care, treatment, education, and training. In 1978, the Court entered a consent decree pursuant to which defendants agreed that plaintiffs’ constitutional rights had been violated and that they would take certain actions to remedy those violations. 1 A series of consent orders and remedial plans followed in which defendants admitted…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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