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Children and Adolescents
Documents and pleadings which may be helpful to attorneys litigating or considering the litigation of disability law related cases are available by following the links below.
These documents do not constitute legal advice. Anyone engaged in legal action should consult with an attorney. Attorneys should make their own independent judgments. Local laws vary and the law may have changed since these documents were written. Litigants should fully research any claims or defenses before making them.
Complete Rosie D. pleadings are available on our Rosie D. website.
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Rosie D case and trial summary 1/31/2006 A short summary of the case and the trial that led to the US district court's opinion in Rosie D. v. Romney. Rosie D press release 1/31/2006 CPR's press release about the Rosie D v. Romney opinion. Jan. 26, 2006. 
Rosie D Summary of Expert Reports 2/1/2006 CPR has summarized the reports and findings of the expert witnesses in Rosie D v. Romney into a report on the status of home-based services for children with serious emotional disturbance in Massachusetts. A PDF version of the report is available here. Rosie D. full summary 2/8/2006 A full summary of the district court's opinion in Rosie D. v. Romney Rosie D. Summary of District Ct. Opinion 2/1/2006 A summary of the US District Court's opinion in Rosie D. v. Romney, finding Massachusetts to be in violation of the Medicaid law in the delivery of EPSDT home-based services to children with severe emotionaldisturbance. Should be read together with the summary of the case and trial. Rosie D. v. Romney opinion 1/30/2006 On January 26, 2006, the federal district court in Massachusetts issued a 98 page decision in Rosie D. v. Romney. It ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, ordering virtually all of the relief the plaintiffs requested. The court broadly interpreted the Medicaid Act and found that Massachusetts violated EPSDT and the reasonable promptness provision of the Medicaid Act in numerous respects. It held that the state failed to offer adequate assessments and service coordination, as well as the in-home behavioral services that children needed.
Rosie-Court-Order-022207.pdf
Remedial-plans.pls-memo.final.doc