Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Genisis of Laconia
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 2001No. 00-1722PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant David Wilson sued various officials in charge of New Hampshire’s mental health system alleging constitutional and statutory violations relating to the authority of his court-appointed guardian to approve the administration of anti-psychotic drugs without Wilson’s consent. On a motion for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, citing the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
David Wilson suffers from mental illness which has been diagnosed as, among other things, paranoid schizophrenia. On…
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