In Re Schmidt

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• discussing statutory responsibilities of the state and county to provide “mental retardation services”
• “In this [Schmidt’s] case the need for institutionalization can neither be prevented or minimized. There is no less restrictive alternative available for the county to provide. The concept of normalization is not a consideration in the placement of Joseph [Schmidt]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
  Supreme Court· 1984-01-23· cited 8,956×
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
  Supreme Court· 1981-04-20· cited 1,660×
• County of Allegheny v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-29· cited 187×
• Arnold v. Arizona Department of Health Services
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1989-03-13· cited 101×
• Clark v. Cohen
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1985-06-20· cited 45×
• Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
  Third Circuit· 1982-02-26· cited 15×
• In Re Remley
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-01-20· cited 13×
• Woods Services, Inc. v. Department of Public Welfare
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-07-17· cited 13×
• In Re: Sauers.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-07-30· cited 10×
• Estate of C.W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-03-28· cited 8×
• Alessi v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
  Third Circuit· 1990-02-07· cited 7×
• In Re Emery
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-04-03· cited 7×
• Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1982-08-12· cited 7×
• In Re Frederick F.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-12-26· cited 6×
• Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1982-06-11· cited 6×
• Alessi ex rel. Alessi v. Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare
  Third Circuit· 1990-01-11· cited 6×
• Philadelphia Police & Fire Ass'n for Handicapped Children, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1988-11-17· cited 5×
• Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1983-01-14· cited 5×
• Alessi Ex Rel. Alessi v. Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1989-03-27· cited 5×
• Schneider v. ARC of Montgomery County
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2007-07-25· cited 5×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Schmidt v. Lessard
  Supreme Court· 1974-01-14· cited 535×
• Lessard v. Schmidt
  E.D. Wisconsin· 1972-10-18· cited 254×
• Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1978-03-17· cited 116×
• New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Rockefeller
  E.D. New York· 1973-04-10· cited 104×
• Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital
  D.C. Circuit· 1966-09-19· cited 102×
• Goldy v. Beal
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 1976-07-08· cited 44×
• DeMert & Dougherty, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1972-10-02· cited 12×
• Dixon v. Weinberger
  District of Columbia· 1975-12-23· cited 11×
• Horacek v. Exon
  D. Nebraska· 1973-03-22· cited 9×