Legal Opinion
Wyatt v. Aderholt
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided December 20, 1973No. Civ. A. 3195-N (B)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
The plaintiffs filed on July 25, 1973 a document styled “Amended Complaint or Alternatively Motion for Further Relief,” in which they prayed for an injunction enjoining the enforcement of the following statute of the State of Alabama :
“§ 243. Treatment of inmates prescribed by assistant. — The assistant with the advice and consent of the superintendent shall prescribe for the treatment of the inmates of the home, and if after consultation with the superintendent, they deem it advisable they are hereby authorized and empowered to sterilize any inmate.”
Tit. 45, Code of Ala.,…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Poe v. UllmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Buck v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
4Cited by3 opinions
- Wyatt v. AderholtDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
- In the Matter of Guardianship of EberhardyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
- Cox v. StantonDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1974