Legal Opinion
Kim v. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 2010No. 09-3356PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Kay Kim filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging constitutional violations related to an upcoming competency hearing in a state prosecution on misdemeanor charges. Kim complained that the judge and psychiatrist had taken away her right of self-representation without due process and were conspiring to have her indefinitely committed to a mental institution. She sued the judge who ordered the hearing; the court-appointed psychiatrist who evaluated her; and the psychiatrist’s employer, Indiana University. The district court dismissed Kim’s federal lawsuit, concluding that none of…
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