Decision on Florida Motion to Dismiss Dykes et al., v. Dudek et al.

September 19, 2011 The lawsuit Dykes et al., v. Dudek et al., was filed in March 2011 by Disability Rights Florida on behalf of over 19,000 individuals with developmental disabilities who are awaiting DD Medicaid Waiver services. The named plaintiffs currently reside in private ICF/DDs or nursing homes or in their family homes. Those living in nursing homes have been waitlisted for DD waiver services and are not expected to move up in priority for community-based services. Some of those living with their families have been on the waitlist for more than five years; these plaintiffs will . . .