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ALBER v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH

No. 90 C 6576.

786 F.Supp. 1340 (1992)

Lynne ALBER, Herman Alber, Amy Alber, Ron Alber, Cameron Alber and Joshua Alber, Plaintiffs, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, William Murphy, Glenn J. Grzonka, Reginald Richardson, Ralph Travis, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Zena Naiditch, Michael Richardson, National Heritage, Inc., Charles A. Osborn, Jr., Herlinda Martinez Monaco, National Heritage Realty, Inc. and Mary Ann Guttman, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

March 3, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Derstine, Chicago, Ill., for Alber, et al., plaintiffs.

Richard F. Linden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for Department defendants.

J. Kent Mathewson, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Maureen McGinnis, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, Ill., for P & A defendants.

Nicholas Lynn, Daniel R. Gregus, William A. Buzogany, Kristopher S. Heston, Holleb & Coff, Chicago, Ill., for NHI defendants and NHRI defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

This case raises challenging questions about the rights of a non-biological "family" to claim rights of family association under the United States Constitution. After this Court assumed responsibility for the case by random reassignment last November upon the retirement of its former colleague Honorable Nicholas Bua, its examination of the court file revealed...

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