ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS v. SINNER

No. 90-5397.

942 F.2d 1235 (1991)

ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF NORTH DAKOTA; Lindley Black, by his father, Sidney Black; Bradley Cossett, by his mother, Denise Cossett; Richard Schneiderhan, by his mother and guardian, Elmira Schneiderhan; Naomi Jordison, by her father, Timothy Jordison; Kelli Moriarty, by her mother and guardian, Jacquelyn Moriarty; and Phillip Dechant, by his mother and guardian, Lois Dechant; on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. George A. SINNER, Governor of the State of North Dakota; Richard Rayl, Director of Institutions; Henry C. Meece, Jr., Superintendent of the State Developmental Center at Grafton; the acting Assistant Superintendent of Grafton State School and Chief Administrative Officer of San Haven Division; Dr. Robert Wentz, State Health Officer, Department of Health; Sam Ismir, Director, Division of Mental Health, Department of Human Services; Sandi Noble, Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Department of Human Services; Carroll Burchinal, Director of Department of Vocational Education; Wayne Sanstead, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Gary Gronberg, Director of Special Education Division, Department of Public Instruction; John A. Graham, Director, Department of Human Services; Gene Hysjulien, Director, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human Services; and Lee Smutzler, Director, Office of Field Services and Program Development, Department of Human Services, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State Atty. Gen., Nicholos J. Spaeth, argued (James M. Vukelic, on brief), Bismarck, N.D., for appellants.

Michael J. Williams, argued (Mary Jo Deutsch Schneider, on brief), Fargo, N.D., for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN, ARNOLD and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants are Governor George A. Sinner and other North Dakota state officials (collectively, "the State") who are responsible for administering the State's programs and institutions for the mentally retarded. Appellees are a non-profit corporation and individual mentally retarded persons who commenced this action in 1980 to obtain relief for the mentally retarded residents of two North Dakota state...

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