Legal Opinion
Project Release v. Prevost
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 24, 1983No. 1310, Docket 82-7943PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to determine whether standards and procedures for voluntary, involuntary and emergency civil commitment embodied in the New York State Mental Hygiene Law (M.H.L.) sections 9.13, 9.27, 9.37 and 9.39 (McKinney 1978),1 meet federal constitutional due process minima. Appellants appeal from a ruling of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Edward; R. Neaher, Judge, construing appellants’ complaint as a facial challenge to the provisions in question, finding the challenged provisions constitutional on their face and…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by198 opinions
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- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Robert Clifton Johnson, Jr. v. Dr. Stuart SilversCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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