Legal Opinion
Rakes v. Coleman
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 28, 1970No. Civ. A. 174-70-RPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Robert Bryant Rakes, proceeding in forma pauperis, attacks herein the practice of Virginia officials, acting under various State statutes, of confining alcoholics for “treatment and rehabilitation.” The defendant Coleman is a state circuit judge, sued as representative of state judges committing persons pursuant to Va.Code § 18.1-200.1 (Supp.1970). The defendant Brown is Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions of Virginia; the defendant Cunningham is Director of the Division of Corrections of that department; the defendant Oliver is…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Golden v. ZwicklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Wolf v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Conover v. MontemuroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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