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State Information > Georgia Olmstead Decision Information> Georgia Olmstead and Olmstead Related Cases

Georgia Olmstead and Olmstead Related Cases map of Georgia

As of January 2005

The Center for PAS has tracked 2 Olmstead related cases in Georgia.

This information is extracted from the "Olmstead and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits" table in the "Introduction to Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans" report published on the center for PAS website.

Olmstead v. L.C. & E.W. *

Date filed: 1995
Case status: Closed (Jul 1999)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead e or Related f): Olmstead
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : GA13
Case Summary & Links to Further Details iii:
Summary Case about 2 women with MR/DDa both diagnosed with mental illness & voluntarily admitted to a state hospital for psychiatric treatment. Treating professionals concluded that the plaintiffs could receive community care but they remained institutionalized. Progress Complaint upheld Further details [http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/98-536.ZS.html]

Birdsong et al v. Perdue et al

Date filed: Jan. 2003
Case status: Open
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead e or Related f): Olmstead
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : GA23
Case Summary & Links to Further Details iii:
Summary Class action alleges the State has made no significant effort since Olmstead to operate its long-term care system in a way that ensures people have the option of HCBSa & are not unduly segregated. Progress Ongoing.
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