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What Does Court...(Continued from Page 1)in a class action suit, which case but Udall declined.meant that everyone at both The intervenors did appeal facilities would be affected the case and two separate even if they did not agree issues have been heard bythree federal court appealswith the lawsuit.entered the federal lawsuit as ney general representativeintervenors in an protect their children loved ones. The intervenorsandthe case. The response was that the state would waitbalance due their attorneys.care of them at that time.During the four-year trial inIt was reported the federalfederal court in Albuquerque, appellate judge asked, YouCarrizozo resident Ruth mean you were going to waitHammond testified in federal until hundreds of handicappedcourt in favor of keeping Fort people were out in the com-Stanton as a hospital and munity before you were goingtraining school for people with to do anything?developmental disabilities.When the state decided allWhen Federal Judge Parker clients should be moved fromcember 1990 it was not acted violation of federal judgeupon by the state until after Parker’s order.the newly elected officials tookPA continues to work tooffice Jan. 1, 1991. State offi- get clients out in the commu-cials asked new attorney gen- nity but is not available toeral Tom Udall to appeal the help when problems arise.titlclt;fi51CaiHtiA group of 150 parents and judges in Denver. During one wguardians of the residents at of the appellate hearings a tliFort Stanton and Los Lunas federal judge asked the attor- hieffort to why the state did not appeal tilt;mWJattorney was not funded by until the clients were moved erthe state. Several intervenors into the community and then Wcontinue to pay to reduce the if there were problems to takefoexbearachteteohissued his order late in De- Fort Stanton it was in direct ?Tinfoiwicoofan
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Carrizozo Lincoln County News
Carrizozo, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 26, 1995
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