Legal Opinion
Sabo v. O'BANNON
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1984No. Civ. A. 81-3690PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
John C. Strelecki, Jr., was a mildly retarded individual who was involuntarily committed to Embreeville State Hospital on March 17, 1980, pursuant to an order of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. On April 3, 1980, Strelecki choked on his food while eating lunch and died shortly thereafter due to asphyxiation. Margaret Sabo, Strelecki’s mother and the administratrix of his estate, brought this action against various state and local officials 1 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the fourth,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Riese v. St. Mary's Hospital & Medical CenterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
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- Baltz v. ShelleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Beehler v. JeffesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
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