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· 12/28/1990

Jackson Ex Rel. Jackson v. Fort Stanton Hospital & Training School

Citations

  • 757 F. Supp. 1243
  • 1990 WL 261096

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that alternative to congregate living arrangements for developmentally disabled individuals is institutionalization and discussing benefits of congregate living arrangements over institutionalization
  • noting importance of community placement for the mentally impaired and identifying shortages of adequate community-based group housing in New Mexico
  • “no substantive due process right to habilitation in the least restrictive environment and there is no constitutional right to placement in a community setting”

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Judges: Parker

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