The Arc of North Dakota v. State of North Dakota Lawsuit Collection

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Series 1: The Arc Upper Valley

The first series consists of materials donated by the Arc Upper Valley in August 2024, which established the archival collection.

This series contains various court documents, including motions to and rulings by the U.S. District Court, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Also included are documents related to the Office of Court Monitor and the Special Master’s Panel, both of which were appointed by Judge Bruce Van Sickle, U.S. District Court, to monitor efforts made by the state to comply with court orders.

The correspondence of lead Arc attorney Mike Williams comprises the bulk of the material. This includes letters to and from court officers, North Dakota government officials and departments, and Arc of ND officers and committees. This correspondence dates from 1982 until 2006.

Materials related to the Arc of North Dakota include files from the Lawsuit and Governmental Affairs committees, press releases, and publications. Also included are files regarding the Grafton State School and the San Haven State Hospital, public opinion surveys, and newspaper clippings.

Box 1

Folder 1: Lawsuit Chronology

Folder 2: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1985-1986

Folder 3: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1988

Folder 4: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1989

Folder 5: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1990

Folder 6: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1991

Folder 7: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1992

Folder 8: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1993

Folder 9: Motions by Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1980s

Folder 10: Offer of Judgment by the Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1981

Folder 11: Motions by Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1990

Folder 12: Motions by Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1991

Folder 13: Motions by Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1992

Folder 14: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990-1992

Folder 15: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1994-1996

Folder 16: Motions by Defendants (State of North Dakota) to the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990

Folder 17: Motions by Plaintiffs (The Arc) to the United States Supreme Court, 1996

Folder 18: Orders of the Court, United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1981-1989

Folder 19: Orders of the Court, United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1990-1995

Folder 20: Orders of the Court, United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990-1996

Folder 21: Orders of the Court, United States Supreme Court, 1996

Folder 22: Court Monitor, January-June 1984

Dr. Robert Eelkema of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences was appointed by Judge Bruce Van Sickle, United States District Court, District of North Dakota, to monitor efforts made by the state to comply with the court order from August 1982.

Folder 23: Court Monitor, July-December 1984

Folder 24: Court Monitor, 1985

Folder 25: Court Monitor, January-June 1986

Folder 26: Court Monitor, July-December 1986

Folder 27: Court Monitor, January-March 1987

Folder 28: Court Monitor, April 1987

Box 2

Folder 1: Court Monitor, May-June 1987

Folder 2: Court Monitor, July-December 1987

Folder 3: Court Monitor, January-April 1988

Folder 4: Court Monitor, May-June 1988

Folder 5: Court Monitor, July-December 1988

Folder 6: Court Monitor, January-June 1989

Folder 7: Court Monitor, July-September 1989

Folder 8: Court Monitor, November-December 1989

Folder 9: Court Monitor, 1990

Folder 10: Special Master's Panel, Correspondence, 1992-1994

The Special Master's Panel was appointed by Judge Bruce Van Sickle, United States District Court, District of North Dakota, to receive and evaluate evidence regarding efforts made by the state to comply with the court order from May 1992. The panel was chaired by Dr. Randy Lee of the UND School of Law.

Folder 11: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. David Braddock and Dr. Lynn Bachelder of the University of Illinois-Chicago, May 1993

Folder 12: Special Master's Panel, Deposition of Cameron Clemens of Bismarck, North Dakota, July 16, 1993

Folder 13: Special Master's Panel, Report of Kari Conrad, LCSW, from Minot, North Dakota, May 1993

Folder 14: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Sue Gant of Gant, Yackel and Associates, June 1993

Folder 15: Special Master's Panel, Deposition of Dr. Gary Gronnenberg, North Dakota State Director of Special Education, December 12, 1992

Folder 16: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Darvin Hirsch of Topeka, Kansas, 1992

Folder 17: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Evelyn Lynch of Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota, July 1993

Folder 18: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Ronald Meltzer of New York State Office of Mental Health, December 1992

Folder 19: Special Master's Panel, Report of Lyn Rucker of Rucker, Powell and Associates, November and December 1992

Folder 20: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Kevin Schumacher of Heartland Mental Health Center, Moorhead, Minnesota, May 1993

Folder 21: Special Master's Panel, Report of Michael Smull of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, December 1992

Folder 22: Special Master's Panel, Report of Dr. Alice Udvari-Solner of the University of Wisconsin, 1992

Folder 23: Special Master's Panel, "Report of the Panel of Special Masters," November 1994

Folder 24: Special Master's Panel, "Summary of  Deficiencies Found in the ARC Master's Panel Ruling of November 14, 1994"

5 typed pages, presumably written by The Arc

Folder 25: The Arc Lawsuit Committee/Executive Board, 1979-1998

Folder 26: The Arc Lawsuit Committee/Executive Board, undated

Folder 27: Correspondence, Jac Bye (Arc Executive Director), 1988-1989

Folder 28: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1982-1983

Folder 29: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1985

Folder 30: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1986-1987

Folder 31: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1988

Box 3

Folder 1: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), January-June 1989

Folder 2: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), July-August 1989

Folder 3: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), September-October 1989

Folder 4: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), November-December 1989

Folder 5: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1990

Folder 6: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1991

Folder 7: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1992

Folder 8: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), January-April 1993

Folder 9: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), May-December 1993

Folder 10: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1994

Folder 11: Correspondence, Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), 1995-2006

Folder 12: Mike Williams (Arc Attorney), Text of Presentation to Annual State Arc Convention, November 10, 1989

Folder 13: Arc Governmental Affairs Committee, 1979, 1983-1987

Folder 14: Arc Defense Fund, 1997

Folder 15: Arc Press Releases, 1980-1995

Folder 16: Arc Publications Regarding the Lawsuit, 1980-1990

Item 1: arc of North Dakota Perspectives, August 1980

Item 2: Valley Key (Arc Valley Chapter, Grand Forks), August 1980

Item 3: arc of North Dakota Perspectives, 1989

Item 4: Two-Way Communication, January 1990

Folder 17: "Abolition of Shame" (documentary about the lawsuit), 1992

Folder 18: UND Bureau of Governmental Affairs Public Opinion Survey, 1988 and 1993

Folder 19: "Summary of Testimony," undated

Includes one-page summaries of testimony by:

Dr. Nancy Fenrick; Michael Cook; Karen Green; Dr. James Clements; Dr. James McClean; Dr. Earl Butterfield; Dr. Leonard Fielding; Ron Vetter; Dr. Robert Sprague; Dr. Milton Wisland; Dr. Travis Thompson

Folder 20: "Observation Report: Grafton State School and San Haven State Hospital, North Dakota." by Dr. Steven Taylor of Syracuse University. June 1979

Folder 21: "Commission on Medical Services of the North Dakota State Medical Association: Subcommittee Report on the Grafton State School." 1979

Folder 22: Report of the State Fire Marshall Regarding Grafton State School and San Haven State Hospital, 1980

Folder 23: Report on Visit to the Grafton State School by David Rosen, 1981

Folder 24: Ad-Hoc Committee on Grafton-San Haven, 1981-1982

The committee was called by Governor Al Olson and was chaired by Lloyd Omdahl, former Lieutenant Governor and UND Political Science Professor

Folder 25: "Citizens Advisory Committee: Grafton State School/San Haven," 1979-1986

Folder 26: "Insider" (publication of the Grafton State School), 1990

Folder 27: Grafton State School, Statement of Deficiences and Plan of Correction, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1986-1987

Folder 28: North Dakota Attorney's General Office, 1988-1990

Folder 29: North Dakota Department of Human Services, 1985-1989

Folder 30: North Dakota Department of Human Services, "Working Together to Meet the Needs of North Dakotans with Developmental Disabilities" by Dr. Lyle Wray, et al., September 1985

Box 4

Folder 1: North Dakota Department of Human Services, Proposed Name Change of "Developmental Disabilities Program" to "Mental Retardation Program," 1989

Folder 2: North Dakota Department of Human Services, 1990

Folder 3: North Dakota Director of Institutions, 1979

Folder 4: North Dakota Legislative Council, Meeting of the Budget Committee on Human Services, 1989

Folder 5: North Dakota Legislature, HB 1708 the "Van Sickle Arc Judgement Surtax," 1983

Folder 6: "Justice Unveiled: Building a Legacy for Tomorrow. The Arc of North Dakota v. North Dakota Document Special Collection." (event). September 19, 2024

Box 5

Scrapbook 1: Blue Cover: 1976-1983

This scrapbook contains clippings from North Dakota newspapers. The clippings are in reverse chronological order.

Scrapbook 2: Red Cover: 1983-1984

This scrapbook contains clippings from North Dakota newspapers. The clippings are in reverse chronological order.

Scrapbook 3: Hollywood Themed Cover: 1984-1986

This scrapbook contains clippings from North Dakota newspapers. The clippings are in reverse chronological order.

Scrapbook 4: Statue of Liberty Cover: 1986-1989

This scrapbook contains clippings from North Dakota newspapers. The clippings are in reverse chronological order.