Legal Opinion
Doby v. DeCrescenzo
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1999No. 98-1124, 98-1224UnknownCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Believing that his employee Rebecca Doby was suicidal, James DeCrescenzo filed a petition with the Bucks County Department of Mental Health to have her examined involuntarily under section 7302 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act. The appropriate county official granted the petition and issued a warrant instructing the local police to bring Doby to a nearby hospital for a psychiatric evaluation; this evaluation led to her involuntary five-day commitment. Claiming that her federal rights to due process and freedom from…
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