Legal Opinion
J. L. v. Parham
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided February 26, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-163-MACPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWENS, District Judge:
This lawsuit was begun by two boys, one twelve and one thirteen years of age, known herein by their initials — J. R. and J. L. — to secure their release from more than five years of confinement in Georgia’s mental hospital at Milledgeville pursuant to Georgia’s mental health laws providing for the voluntary admission of minor children to mental hospitals by parents or guardians, to wit: 1933 Ga.Code Ann. §§ 88-503.1, 503.2, 503.3,1969 Ga.Laws 505, 517-18:
“88 — 503.1 Authority to receive voluntary patients, — (a) The superintendent 1 of any facility 2 may receive for…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Parham v. J. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Secretary of Public Welfare of Pa. v. Institutionalized JuvenilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Pyle v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
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