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o3-by Ruth HammondNewly elected governorGary Johnson received wrong information, about the federal court order issued by United States District Judge James A. Parker Dec. 28, 1990 about Fort Stanton Hospital.Johnson’s press secretarysaid Johnson is followingcourt direction, giving the impression that Federal Judge Parker ordered Fort Stantonclosed.The actual court order is 189 pages in length and orders the state to correct deficiencies in several areas, states how the plan for corrections will be developed, complete with a time frame, andstates that if any party is recalcitrant in promptly complying with the order a monitor or special master may be appointed.The federal court order didstate that the team making decisions could not take the cost of services into account when recommending community placement but does NOT say that all persons with developmental disabilities were to be moved into communities.The court order does NOT SAY that Fort Stanton is to be closed. A copy of the federal court order is available at The Lincoln County Newsoffice for anyone who would like to read it.The court order was not only for Fort Stanton Hospital and Training School but was also for Los Lunas Hospital and Training School.The original suit filed in 1987 is referred to as theJackson Suit because the first name listed is Walter Stephen Jackson, by his parents and next friends, Walter and Helen Jackson.Helen Jackson was mad about the care her son received at Los Lunas Hospital and Training School and with representation in federal court by Protection and Advocacy brought the suit against not only Los Lunas Hospital and Training School, but also Fort Stanton Hospital and Training School in addition to various school districts and state officials.Protection and Advocacy(PA), is a state-funded group that is SUPPOSED to careabout people with handicaps.The federal government had mandated the state establish an advocacy organization (PA) but no rules were issued as to how the advocacy group (PA) was to operate.PA, using state money, sued the state of New Mexico(SEE PAGE 2)
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Carrizozo Lincoln County News
Carrizozo, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 26, 1995
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