Legal Opinion
E. H. v. Matin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1981No. 15278PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Neely, Justice:
Once again this Court’s attention must be focused on the “Dickensian Squalor of unconscionable magnitudes” of West Virginia’s mental institutions. State ex rel. Hawks v. Lazaro, 157 W.Va. 417, 202 S.E.2d 109, 120 (1974). The four petitioners, who bring this consolidated mandamus action pursuant to this Court’s original jurisdiction, allege that they are confined as mental patients in Huntington State Hospital under conditions which violate W. Va. Code, 27-5-9 [1977] which accords all patients a right to both humane conditions of custody and therapeutic treatment. 1
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wyatt v. AderholtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Romeo v. YoungbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Hawks v. LazaroWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
- Welsch v. LikinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Cooper v. GwinnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Mahoney v. LensinkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Daily Gazette Co., Inc. v. CanadyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- State Ex Rel. J.D.W. v. HarrisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- State Ex Rel. Ginsberg v. NaumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
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