Legal Opinion
French v. Blackburn
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided March 31, 1977No. 1:07-m-00011PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HIRAM H. WARD, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief to declare unconstitutional and to permanently enjoin the enforcement of the North Carolina involuntary commitment procedure set forth in Article 5A of Chapter 122 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Since the complaint draws into question the constitutionality of a state statute, a three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284. The facts, having been established by the pleadings and stipulations, are without material dispute, and the parties have filed cross…
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