Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Okin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 29, 1979No. CA 75-1610-TPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAURO, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction 1352
II. Procedural Background 1353
III. The Parties 1354
A. Plaintiffs 1354
B. Defendants 1354
IV. Boston State Hospital Facilities and Personnel 1355
A. The Austin Unit 1356
B. The May Unit 1357
V. Procedures for Commitment to the Boston State Hospital 1358
A. Conditional Voluntary Admission 1358
B. Involuntary Temporary Hospitalization for 10 Days 1358
C. Involuntary Prolonged Civil Commitment 1358
D. Commitment of Alleged Alcoholics 1358
E. Admission and Retention of the Mentally Retarded 1358
VI. Department of Mental Health Regulations Concerning…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Daniel Howard Bee v. Dr. Keith Greaves, Medic Keith Hughes and Dr. Robert GreerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Mills v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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