Estate of Young v. State of New York Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.

At the time of her demise, Valerie Young was a mentally retarded 49 year-old woman who was in defendants’ custody and care. Plaintiffs, Viola Young, individually and in her capacity as administrator of Valerie’s estate, and Valerie’s two siblings, seek damages for Valerie’s alleged mistreatment and untimely death. They assert violations of her substantive due process rights, as well as violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) 1 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”). 2 The matter now is before the Court on…