Legal Opinion
Jean P. Lynch, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Jesse M. Hughes, Intervening v. William J. Baxley, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1984No. 82-7346PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants seek to enjoin the defendant officials of the state of Alabama from detaining in county jails persons awaiting mental illness involuntary commitment proceedings. 1 The class alleges that the incarceration provided for in the emergency detention provision of the Alabama civil commitment statute deprives them of due process, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and denies them equal protection of the laws.
This case marks a continuation of wide-ranging litigation which began in 1974 as an attack on the constitutionality of Alabama’s civil commitment…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by78 opinions
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