Legal Opinion
Coll v. Hyland
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 15, 1976No. Civ. A. 1525-73PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
The constitutionality of the New Jersey statute and procedural rules governing civil commitments of the mentally ill are attacked in this suit. After careful consideration, we conclude that the challenge fails and the procedural plan meets constitutional standards.
Plaintiff John F. Coll was involuntarily committed to the Essex County Hospital Center pursuant to a final order of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Essex County, New Jersey entered on June 8, 1970. He was still a patient at that institution on October 28, 1973 when he filed suit in this court. The complaint alleges a…
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