Legal Opinion
Luna v. Van Zandt
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 24, 1982No. Civ. A. B-78-13PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAZEN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The case was brought as a class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to declare unconstitutional and enjoin enforcement of Texas procedures governing the involuntary commitment of persons pursuant to orders of protective custody issued under Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 5547-66 (Vernon 1958). Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4).
Plaintiff, Santiago Luna, brought this action individually and on behalf of “all persons who are or will be patients of mental health…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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- Curnow v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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