Lawyers at Rockingham County Superior Court discussed the next steps Friday in a lawsuit against New Hampshire's Youth Detention Center, now known as the Sununu Youth Services Center.Rus Rilee, the lead plaintiff's attorney, said the case started in May 2018, when the first accuser came forward about abuse he said he suffered while in state custody.Since then, nearly 1,000 men and women have come forward about sexual, mental or physical abuse they claim happened while in the Youth Detention Center from the 1960s to as late as 2019."It's now mushroomed into the largest child abuse case in the history of the United States," Rilee said.In newly filed court paperwork, lawyers for the plaintiffs said they are missing key documents needed for their case from the state. They said they have been making specific requests over the past year, but the state is sending "millions of documents" with no instructions of how to find their specific request.There was also a discussion on the state's statute of limitations and if it applies in the case.Additional attorneys filled the courtroom from group homes where the plaintiffs were sent who were also listed in the lawsuits. "The state sent kids to contractors, outside contractors to take care of them, group homes mostly, and at those group homes, many of the kids suffered the same abuse that they suffered at YDC," Rilee said.Those attorneys said they need more time for discovery and that they might have a hard time getting all documents because some cases date back decades.The plaintiffs also asked the court to move forward with setting a trial date, with their lawyers saying they have a constitutional right to a speedy trial."Waiting for decades for justice and for someone to finally hear their voice, and now that someone has, we are pushing to make sure that voice is heard in front of a jury as soon as possible," Rilee said.Lawyers for the state and plaintiffs said they felt good about Friday's conference. "The state represents the agencies, and what I can say is for this hearing, we believe it went very well for the state," said Brandon Chase, of the attorney general's office. "Our arguments were heard, they were clearly understood, and outside of that, it's really all I can say at this point."The next status conference is scheduled for April 18.