Legal Opinion
Heater v. Southwood Psychiatric Center
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 1996No. D019431PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NARES, J.
Robert Heater (Heater) appeals from entry of judgment terminating his suit against Southwood Psychiatric Center and other defendants (collectively, Southwood) for false imprisonment, assault and battery, and medical malpractice. The trial judge found Southwood and the other defendants had detained Heater with probable cause, and the immunity noted in Welfare and Institutions Code section 5278 (part of the Lanterman-PetrisShort Act (LPS Act)) applied to the detention.
Heater asserts the trial court in this case improperly determined the defendants herein were immune from…
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