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Center for Public Representation

A Public Interest Law Firm Dedicated to Serving Individuals
with Disabilities for More Than 30 Years

Litigation and Major Cases

Litigation documents, pleadings, advocacy tools, and other material, which may be helpful to attorneys litigating or considering the litigation of disability law related cases, are available by following the categories on the left side of this page.

View a complete set of pleadings in the Rosie D. case on the Rosie D. web site.

Find Rolland & Steward cases information on the Nursing Facilities pages.

Find Hutchinson case information on the Brain Injury page.

Read Lane case information on the Integrated Employment page.

 

 

 

 

 


The documents contained on this page and within this web site 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.

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State Hospital building

Northampton State Hospital
Photo courtesy of Historic Northampton publication The Life and Death of Northampton State Hospital

  • 1858: Doors Open
  • 1955: 2500 residents
  • 1976: Brewster vs Dukakis filed seeking community-based placements for NSH residents
  • 1978: Northampton Consent Decree, approved by U.S. District Court Judge Frank Freedman
  • 1993: Last seventeen residents move into the community
  • 2007: The main building, pictured above, was demolished to make way for residential and commercial development.

Center for Public Representation
22 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-6024

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