District Court, M.D. Alabama July 11, 1995, Civ. A. 3195-N (WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. Poundstone)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in this ongoing class-action lawsuit first sued officials of the State of Alabama over 24-years ago, claiming that conditions at facilities operated by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation violated residents’ rights under federal law.