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BOWEN v. RUBIN

No. CV-01-70 (JBW).

213 F.Supp.2d 220 (2001)

Clement BOWEN, Joseph Costa, Robert Fazio, Kenneth France, Lonnie Grant, Timothy Johnson, Theodore Leabough, Thomas Mittendorf, by John Mittendorf as next friend, Howard Ziegberman, Disability Advocates, Inc., and Disability Advocates, Inc., o/b/o Patient 1, Patient 3, Patient 7, Patient 10, Patient 13, Patient 16, Patient 17, Patient 19, Patient 20, Patient 21, Patient 22, and Patient 23, Plaintiffs, v. Jacob RUBIN d/b/a Leben Home for Adults, Leben Home for Adults, Americare, Inc., Martin Kleinman, Diane Ahearn, Parkway Hospital, Inc., Jamille Peress and Harry Josifidis, a/k/a Harry Josfidis, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

August 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa E. Cleary, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City, Jeanette M. Zelhof, MFY Legal Services, Inc., New York City, Timothy A. Clune, Disability Advocates, Inc., Albany, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Marcy Dorothy Sheinwold, Lewis, Johs, Avallone, Aviles & Kaufman, LLP, Melville, NY, for Jacob Rubin and Leben Home For Adults.

Joseph Cammarosano, Kopff, Mardelli, Depf, New York City, for Diane Ahearn.

James J. Girvan, Kral, Clerkin, Redmond, Ryan, Perry & Girvan, Mineola, NY, for Jamille Peress.

Barry G. Saretsky, Saretssky, Katz, Dranoff & Glass, New York City, for Jarry Josifidis.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GOLD, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs have moved pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 17 for the appointment of next friends to act on behalf of certain of the named plaintiffs. After considering plaintiffs' submissions and defendants' opposition, plaintiffs' motion is granted.

Background1

This litigation concerns allegations of wrongful treatment of plaintiffs, mentally...

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