Legal Opinion
Rennie v. Klein
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 12, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-2624PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROTMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of plaintiff, John E. Rennie, for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 65. Plaintiff is an involuntary patient of Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, a state institution. He seeks to enjoin the defendant psychiatrists and officials at Ancora from forcibly administering drugs to him in the absence of an emergency situation. The complaint is grounded on 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The following are the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, Fed.R.Civ.P. 52.
FINDINGS…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Rennie v. KleinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Lojuk v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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