Legal Opinion
In re Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1984No. 83-135PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition challenged the lawfulness of her transfer by the Department of Human Services (the Department) from a so-called residential community facility to the District of Columbia institution of Forest Haven and her enforced subsequent residence there.
The record reflects that appellant is mentally retarded and has been in the care of the Department for a number of years. In October 1982, while appellant was residing in a residential community facility…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Sanker v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Williams v. MeredithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re MorrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- United States v. EllerbeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mayo v. MayoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re G.T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992