Legal Opinion
S.P. v. City of Takoma Park
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1998No. 97-1218PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Afirmed by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Senior Judge BUTZNER joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address the Fourth Amendment concerns attendant to the involuntary seizure and transportation of an individual by police officers to a private medical facility for an emergency psychiatric evaluation. Susan Peller, claiming that her civil rights were violated when she was involuntarily detained for an emergency evaluation, brought suit under 42 U.S.C.A. # 8E8E # 1983 (West Supp.1997) & 1985 (West 1994), against several City…
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