ASS'N FOR RETARDED CITIZENS v. THORNE

The ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS OF CONNECTICUT, INC., William Brilla, by his parents and next friends, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Brilla, Ann Marie Olenick, by her mother and next friend, Mrs. Robert Olenick, Marie Jennie Fortin, by her father and next friend George Fortin, Cheryl Eaton, by her mother and next friend, Ruth Eaton, Allan Riccardi, by his mother and next friend, Helen Riccardi, David Meli, by his mother and next friend, Alicia Meli, Joseph Rittlinger, by his parents and next friends, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Rittlinger, Gary Rotonto, Stephen Ogren, Tina Sandahl, by her parents and next friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sandahl, Philip Teitelman, by his parents and next friends, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Teitelman, Lisa French, by her mother and next friend, Carolyn Bullard, Stephen Benson, by his father and next friend, Robert Benson, Mansfield Parents Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gareth THORNE, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation, Defendant-Appellee, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Social Services, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services, Defendants, New England Health Care Union, District 1199, Intervenor, United States of America, Litigating Amicus Curiae.