Legal Opinion
Foe v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 15, 1989No. Nos. 514, 515, Dockets 88-9075, 89-7037PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Dr. Morton Birnbaum, Esq., and Burton Zuckerman, Esq., have brought this appeal on behalf of members of a class of persons between the ages of 21 and 65 who are involuntarily civilly committed in the Bronx Psychiatric Center (the “BPC”). Appellants challenge an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Bartels, Judge) approving the settlement of this action insofar as it related to the BPC. See Foe v. Cuomo, 700 F.Supp. 107 (E.D.N.Y.1988). Birnbaum and Zuckerman served as class counsel for a number of years in this lengthy class action litigation. They…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Foe v. CuomoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- WOE BY WOE v. CuomoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Foe v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Heller v. Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996