Legal Opinion
Harris v. Pirch
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1982No. Nos. 81-1724, 81-2019PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Paul Pirch, sheriff, and Lawrence Kipping, deputy sheriff, appeal from a judgment entered in the District Court for the Western District of Missouri finding them liable for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to Brenda Harris based on her involuntary emergency commitment to the Western Missouri Mental Health Center (Mental Health Center) for observation and testing in August, 1979. Defendants Kipping and Douglas Rusher, deputy sheriff, were charged with committing Harris without proper authority and against her will. Defendant Pirch was charged with ordering and directing…
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