Legal Opinion
Smith v. Wendell
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-2779PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
VAN ARTSDALEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Marilyn Smith, instituted this civil rights action against certain members of the staff of the Haverford State Hospital, Haverford, Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was unlawfully confined at the Haverford State Hospital from December 9, 1972 to December 13, 1972 and that during her confinement she was denied medical treatment. The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Several bases are alleged. First, the allegations concerning unlawful…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Henry Howell v. CataldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Louis Martinez v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica Prison, Dr. Williams, Dr. Stamburg, and Nurse Hoffman, Attica PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Gagliardi v. LynnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by2 opinions
- MacK v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Eckerd v. Indian River School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1979