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September 2003
 Protection and Advocacy
Agencies: Involvement in
Deinstitutionalization Lawsuits on Behalf of Individuals with
Development Disabilities
Lawsuits related to
deinstitutionalization brought on behalf of persons with
developmental disabilities are a small part of P&As' overall
activities for this population. GAO identified 24 such lawsuits
that P&As filed, joined, or intervened in from 1975 through
2002. During the same period, P&As filed or intervened in 6 of
these lawsuits in the three states GAO reviewed: California,
Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Three of the 6 were settled as class
actions; the other 3 were intended, but not settled, as class
actions. One is ongoing, one was dismissed, and one was settled by
multiparty agreement.
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