· 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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