Legal Opinion
Rick R. Ellison v. A.J. Garbarino, M.D. William M. Hogan, M.D. Stewart Bramson, M.D. Bruce Green, M.D. Peninsula Psychiatric Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1995No. 94-5015PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSiler, J., joined by Ryan, J.,
MILES, D. J. (pp. 197-98), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Rick Ellison challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants A.J. Garbarino, William Hogan, Stewart Bramson, Bruce Green and Peninsula Psychiatric Center, Inc. after finding that none of the defendants was a state actor for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The claim arose from a civil commitment of plaintiff to the mental hospital. None of the defendants is a state employee or agency.
For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the…
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