DISABILITY LAW CENTER, INC. v. RIEL

No. CIV. A. 00-10789-PBS.

130 F.Supp.2d 294 (2001)

DISABILITY LAW CENTER, INC., Plaintiff v. Emma RIEL, as guardian of Loretta Riel, and Gerald J. Morrissey, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation, Defendants

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Romeo G. Camba, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, MA, Matthew Engel, Northampton, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Romeo G. Camba, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, MA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Disability Law Center ("DLC") brings this action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act ("the Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 6000 et seq.,1 to compel the guardian of an adult mentally retarded woman, Loretta Riel, and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts...

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