Legal Opinion
Susan Rockwell v. Cape Cod Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1994No. 19-2091PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Susan Rockwell (“Rockwell”) brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pro se in the district court against Cape Cod Hospital (“the Hospital”), a private institution, and two private physicians, who pursuant to Mass.Gen.L. eh. 123, § 12, involuntarily restrained her, admitted her to the Hospital and gave her medication. The doctors moved to dismiss the complaint. The court allowed the motion and entered final judgment in this case, dismissing all claims against all defendants.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
We review the grant of a motion to dismiss de novo, taking the allegations in the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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