WYATT BY AND THROUGH RAWLINS v. King

ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

Previously in this litigation, this court held that the State of Alabama must conduct periodic judicial review of the need for continued confinement of persons involuntarily committed to the state’s mental health institutions. The court also held that these recommitment hearings must comport with certain listed procedures and standards. This lawsuit is once again before the court, this time on a motion filed by the defendants — the Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the directors of the various state mental health institutions —…