Legal Opinion
Barbara Ann Chrisman v. Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, an Oregon Corporation Doing Business as Sacred Heart General Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1974No. 72-3087PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In deciding this appeal, we hold that the district court correctly dismissed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 2 for declaratory judgment, equitable relief and damages brought against a private hospital because of its refusal to permit sterilization of a woman patient. We dispose of the matter on jurisdictional grounds and need not consider all issues raised by the plaintiff-appellant.
The action was instituted by a 23-year old married woman against the defendants who do business as Sacred Heart General Hospital in Eugene, Oregon.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Sample v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- George D. Scott v. Eversole Mortuary, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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