Forest Haven Asylum Court Cases Collection
Evans vs Bowser (1976 - 2016)
In 1976, six residents of Forest Haven Asylum filed a complaint against the District of Columbia claiming that the Asylum did not fulfill their needs and that they need individual treatment.
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The result was decades of compliance to better the treatment of individuals with mental illness.
Case: Evans v. Fenty
1:76-cv-00293 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Filed Date: Feb. 23, 1976
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Compliant [download link] [website link]
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DC Mayor Office News Release [link]
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Does I Through III v. District of Columbia (2003)
Select individuals stepped forward to " policy of allowing city officials to consent to elective surgical procedures on institutionalized individuals violated such individuals substantive and procedural due process rights, secured by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments."
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"Plaintiffs' complaint therefore merely contends that the effects of the District's past conduct are likely to continue to plague plaintiffs well into the future, not that future violations are likely."