Legal Opinion
Patten v. Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2001No. 00-2503PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.
Maura Patten, a psychiatric patient, died while she was involuntarily committed to Virginia’s Western State Hospital (“WSH”). The representative of Maura’s estate (the “Estate”) brought an action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2001) against Maura’s doctor, Appellee Stephen Nichols, and her social worker, Appellee June Frinks (together, the “defendants”). The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, concluding that the…
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