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February 19, 2009
 New York District Court Opinion Denying Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment in
Disability
Advocates, Inc. v. Paterson, et al
The lawsuit, Disability Advocates, Inc. v. Paterson, et al., was filed in
2003 by Disability Advocates, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law,
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, MFY Legal Services, Inc., Paul,
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, and the Urban Justice Center. It
was filed on behalf of about 4,000 residents of adult homes with serious
mental illness in New York City. The plaintiffs allege that the state
violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by placing people with
psychiatric disabilities in institutional adult homes instead of
providing community-based treatment and support.
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