Legal Opinion
Doe v. Gallinot
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1981No. 80-5658PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:-
Officials and employees of the California State Department of Mental Health appeal from the district court’s decision declaring certain provisions of the Lanterman-PetrisShort (“LPS”) Act1 unconstitutional on their face and entering injunctive relief. Under the relevant provisions, persons judged to be “gravely disabled” due to mental disease may be committed to a mental institution for 72 hours on an emergency basis, and up to 14 more days for involuntary treatment, with no requirement that the state initiate a hearing before an independent tribunal to determine…
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3Cited by54 opinions
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