Legal Opinion
Glass v. Mayas
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1993No. 477, Docket 92-7673PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Kendall Glass appeals from a judgment of the Eastern District of New York, Platt, C.J., granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on his claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) against several doctors and a nurse for violating his constitutional rights by involuntarily hospitalizing him for psychiatric care. Judge Platt ruled that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity. 794 F.Supp. 470 (E.D.N.Y.1992). We affirm.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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