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HALDERMAN v. PENNHURST STATE SCH. AND HOSP.

Civ. A. No. 74-1345.

555 F.Supp. 1142 (1982)

Terri Lee HALDERMAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. PENNHURST STATE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL et al., Defendants, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ferleger, Herbert B. Newberg, Philadelphia, Pa., for Terri Lee Halderman.

Thomas M. Kittredge, Philadelphia, Pa., for Bucks, Chester and Delaware Counties.

Robert B. Hoffman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for the Com. of Pennsylvania.

Thomas Gilhool, Public Interest Law Center, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania Ass'n for Retarded Citizens.

Herbert B. Newberg, Philadelphia, Pa., for David Ferleger.

Pamela P. Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennhurst Parents Ass'n.

Terisa Chaw, Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., R. Stephen Barrett, Asst. County Sol., Norristown, Pa., for Montgomery County.

Marc H. Myers, Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for Philadelphia County.

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

On August 12, 1982, this Court entered an Order directing the Office of the Special Master to phase out its operations on or before December 31, 1982. One function that has been performed by the Special Master is the monitoring of this Court's Orders which require the appointment of certified advocates to represent members of the plaintiff class who have no parent or close relative who can represent them in...

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