Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Baxley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1981No. 80-7541PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
During the pendency of this class action challenging a state statute the statute was amended and the standing of the class representatives arguably destroyed. The district court dismissed the case on the ground there was no proof that the class representatives had standing to seek relief under the new statute. We reverse.
The action began more than seven years ago as an attack on the constitutionality of Alabama’s involuntary civil commitment procedures for commitments to state mental health facilities. Lynch v. Baxley, 386 F.Supp. 378 (M.D. Ala. 1974). The district court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kremens v. BartleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lynch v. BaxleyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
- Silva v. VowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
3Cited by18 opinions
- Jean P. Lynch, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Jesse M. Hughes, Intervening v. William J. Baxley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- B.A.A. v. Chief Medical Officer, University of Iowa HospitalsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Owen v. Regence Bluecross Blueshield of UtahDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2005
- United States v. McIlwainCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Enberg v. BondeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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