Date filed: n/aⁱⁱ
Case status: Closed (1990)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : NC1¹¹
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action (brought under the 14th Amendment, not the ADA or Rehabilitation Act) concerning people institutionalized in state psychiatric facilities. Appeal Court held that institutionalized persons with disabilities are entitled to services that are consistent with professional opinion & where it is assessed as appropriate, people are entitled to receive community-based services.

Date filed: n/aⁱⁱ
Case status: Closed (May 2002⁹)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : NC2³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action on behalf of Medicaid-eligible children unable to obtain dental services due to a lack of Medicaid-participating dentists. The ruling in this case was one of the first that held that states cannot claim 'sovereign immunity' & that complainants have individually enforceable rights under Medicaid law. Progress Complaint upheld.