Terri Lee HALDERMAN, a retarded citizen, by her mother and guardian, Winifred Halderman; Larry Taylor, a retarded citizen, by his parents and guardians, Elmer and Doris Taylor; Kenny Taylor, a minor, a retarded citizen, by his parents and guardians, Elmer and Doris Taylor; Robert Sobetsky, a minor, a retarded citizen, by his parents and guardians, Frank and Angela Sobetsky; Theresa Sobetsky, a retarded citizen, by her parents and guardians, Frank and Angela Sobetsky; Nancy Beth Bowman, a retarded citizen, by her parents and guardians, Mr. and Ms. Horace Bowman; Linda Taub, a retarded citizen, by her parents and guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Taub; George Sorotos, a minor, a retarded citizen by his foster parents, William and Marion Caranfa, all of the above individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; the Parents and Family Association of Pennhurst
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens, Jo Suzanne Moskowitz, a minor, by her parents and next friends, Leonard and Nancy Moskowitz, Robert Hight, a minor, by his parents and next friends, John and Jeanne Hight, David Preusch, a minor by his parents and next friends, Calvin and Elizabeth Preusch, and Charles DiNolfi, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Intervenors
United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor
v.
PENNHURST STATE SCHOOL & HOSPITAL, Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Frank S. Beal, Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare, Stanley Meyers, Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation, Department of Public Welfare, Helene Wohlgemuth, Former Secretary, Department of Public Welfare, Aldo Colautti, Executive Deputy Secretary, Department of Public Welfare, Wilbur Hobbs, Deputy Secretary for Southeastern Region, Department of Public Welfare, Russell Rice, Jr., Commissioner of Mental Retardation for Southeastern Region, Department of Public Welfare, C. Duane Youngberg, Superintendent, Pennhurst State School & Hospital, Robert Smilovitz, Former Assistant Superintendent, Pennhurst State School & Hospital, Joseph Foster, Assistant Superintendent, Pennhurst State School & Hospital, Margaret Green, Betty Uphold, Alice Barton, P. E. Klick, Dr. Parocca, Helen Francis, employees and agent of Pennhurst State School & Hospital, John Doctor, James Nurse, Jane Aide, Jill Therapist, Richard Roe, Jane Doe, unknown and unnamed staff, employees and agents of Pennhurst State School & Hospital, each individual Defendant sued individually and in his or her official capacity, George Metzger, Joseph Catania, and Roger Bowers, Commissioners for Bucks County, Robert Strebl, Earl Baker, and Leo McDermott, Commissioners for Chester County, Faith R. Whittlesey, Charles Keeler and William Spingler, Commissioners for Delaware County, A. Russell Parkhouse, Frank W. Jenkins and Lawrence H. Curry, Commissioners for Montgomery County, Mayor Frank L. Rizzo and the City Council of Philadelphia, as Authorities for Philadelphia County, Peter Bodenheimber, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Bucks County, William A. McKendry, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Chester County, P. Paul Burrichter, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Delaware County, Hermann A. Roether, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Montgomery County, and Leon Soffer, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Philadelphia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendants Pennhurst State School & Hospital, Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Frank S. Beal, Stanley Meyers, Helene Wohlgemuth, Aldo Colautti, Wilbur Hobbs, Russell Rice, Jr., C. Duane Youngberg, Robert Smilovitz, Joseph Foster, Margaret Green, Betty Uphold, Alice Barton, P. E. Klick, Dr. Parocca, and Helen Francis, Appellants in No. 78-1490
George Metzger, Joseph Catania, and Roger Bowers, Commissioners for Bucks County, and Peter Bodenheimber, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Bucks County, Robert G. Strebl, Earl M. Baker, and Leo McDermott, Commissioners for Chester County, and William A. McKendry, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Chester County, Faith Ryan Whittlesey, Charles C. Keller, and William A. Spingler, Commissioners for Delaware County, and P. Paul Burrichter, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Delaware County, and A. Russell Parkhouse, Frank W. Jenkins, and Lawrence H. Curry, Commissioners for Montgomery County, and Hermann A. Roether, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator for Montgomery County, Appellants in No. 78-1564
Mayor Frank L. Rizzo, the City Council of Philadelphia, and Leon Soffer, Appellants in No. 78-1602.
