Legal Opinion
Monson v. HOSPITALIZATION COM'N FOR POLK COUNTY, IOWA
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided February 7, 1972No. Civ. 8-2188-C-2PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This suit, instituted May 7, 1968, is based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4). It seeks to challenge the validity of certain provisions of the Iowa statutory scheme governing the hospitalization of mentally ill persons.
The plaintiff, Darlene Monson, sues for herself and for others similarly positioned. The complaint seeks (a) to have the challenged statutes declared void and violative of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States; (b) to enjoin the several defendants from enforcing and…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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