Date filed: Dec. 1999
Case status: Open
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : NH1³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action about waitlist for Acquired Brain Disorder model HCBS^c waiver. Court ordered at least 200 slots to be filled & with reasonable promptness. Appeal Court overruled, ruling states can limit numbers in a model waiver although services should be furnished with reasonable promptness up to the limit. Case remanded to District Court. Progress Trial scheduled. Further details [http://www.nhd.uscourts.gov] (search opinions for 'Bryson')

Date filed: 2000
Case status: Closed
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : NH2²
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Case alleged that to revoke an individual's conditional discharge from a state hospital & involuntarily commit them without holding a hearing violates the ADA. Progress Settlement (State agreed to appoint an attorney for any person whose conditional discharge is revoked).

Date filed: Jan. 2002
Case status: Closed (2003)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : NH3^2,3
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Complaint brought in county court, charging that the state failed to develop an adequate system of community support. Progress Voluntary nonsuit without prejudice (plaintiffs did not present enough evidence) but this is not a judgment on the merits of the case so plaintiffs could re-file at a later date.