Legal Opinion
Romero v. Schauer
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided November 14, 1974No. Civ. A. C-5366PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ARRAJ, District Judge.
This is a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action brought by two patients of the Colorado State Hospital who were transferred to the state penitentiary under C.R.S. (1963), § 71-2-4(3) after an administrative determination that they were too dangerous for continued confinement in the Hospital. Plaintiff Lane was committed to the State Hospital in 1955 as the result of a civil proceeding. Plaintiff Lloyd S. Lontine was committed after being found not guilty of a criminal charge by reason of insanity. During the pendency of this action, Lontine was killed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gurule v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Ramos v. LammDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1980
- Commonwealth v. PalmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Marshall v. KortSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Cruz v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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