DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW JERSEY, INC. v. VELEZ

Civ. No. 10-3950(DRD).

862 F.Supp.2d 366 (2012)

DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW JERSEY, INC., Plaintiff, v. Jennifer VELEZ, in her official capacity as Commissioner, State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Emmett Dwyer, Esq., Disability Rights New Jersey, Inc., Trenton, NJ, Kirland & Ellis LLP, by: Robert Cohen, Esq., Melody Wells, Esq., Alexandra P. Kolod, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff.

Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, Susan K. O'Connor, Esq., New Brunswick, NJ, for Defendant.


OPINION

DEBEVOISE, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff, Disability Rights New Jersey ("DRNJ") brings this action against Defendant Jennifer Velez in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services ("DHS"). DRNJ represents psychiatric patients who either are or will be treated at psychiatric hospitals in the State of New Jersey. DRNJ alleges that Administrative Bulletin A.B. 5:04, governing the involuntary administration...

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