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· 1/9/1986

Thomas S. v. Morrow

Citations

  • 781 F.2d 367

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding District Court without jurisdiction to enforce consent decree on State law grounds
  • “[T]he federal constitution does not confer … a right to habilitation in the least restrictive environment.”
  • State not required to treat mentally ill individuals in least restrictive environment because “federal constitution does not confer *** right to habilitation in the least restrictive environment”
  • “Circuits that have addressed this issue have all held that there is no constitutional or federal right to community placement, or care or treatment in the least restrictive environment.”

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Judges: Butzner, Hall, Winter

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