Legal Opinion
WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. King
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided May 14, 1992No. Civ. A. 3195-NPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
In 1972, as a result of a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of patients involuntarily committed to the custody and care of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, this court ordered departmental officials to comply with certain minimal constitutional standards in the provision of care to the mentally ill. See Wyatt v. Stickney, 344 F.Supp. 373 (M.D.Ala.1972), aff'd in part, 503 F.2d 1305 (5th Cir.1974). Although this litigation has undergone numerous developments since that time, these “Wyatt standards”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1707, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,668 Gloria Holmes v. Continental Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Wyatt v. StickneyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1971
- Wyatt v. StickneyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. RogersDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
- Wyatt v. PoundstoneDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1995
- Wyatt by and Through Rawlins v. HananDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Wyatt Ex Rel. Rawlins v. SawyerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1999
- WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. PoundstoneDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1995
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