Summary Case claimed the state moved 9 people with MR/DD & history of violence from group homes to locked state facilities without notice or hearings.
Progress Settlement. Provides that plaintiffs be moved to appropriate community placements.

Summary Class action alleges state has not developed comprehensive effectively working plan to transition unnecessarily institutionalized individuals from state facilities to HCBS.
Progress Ongoing.

For more information:
[http://www.drnj.org/litigation.htm]

To download a copy of the complaint:
[http://www.drnj.org/pdf/amended%20complaint.pdf]

To download a copy of the court's motion denying the motion to dismiss, go to:
[http://www.bazelon.org/pdf/NJP&A-MotToDismissDenied.pdf;]

Summary Complaint alleges people with DD are unnecessarily institutionalized in publicly operated state developmental centers.
Progress Ongoing.

For more information:
[http://www.drnj.org/litigation.htm]

Summary: Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging 8,000 people with disabilities and developmental disabilities have had their rights violated by the state because they have been waiting too long to move into Division-sponsored community housing. The lawsuit alleges the state is failing to meet its legal responsibility to provide housing for people who want or need to live outside of their family homes. The state had a waiting list, but few ever leave it unless a parent or other caretaker becomes ill or dies.
Progress Ongoing

For more information:
[http://www.drnj.org/litigation.htm]

To view complaint:
[http://www.drnj.org/pdf/Waiting%20List%20Complaint%20(Filed).pdf]