Legal Opinion
Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public Welfare
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1978No. Civ. A. 72-2272PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
I. Introduction
In 1975, this Court, convened as a three-judge federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 22811 held that certain provisions of the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (1966 Act) providing for voluntary commitment and admission to mental health facilities were unconstitutional.2 Bartley v. Kremens, 402 F.Supp. 1039 (E.D.Pa.1975), vacated and remanded 431 U.S. 119, 97 S.Ct. 1709, 52 L.Ed.2d 184 (1977). We concluded that these provisions failed to provide juveniles committed to mental health facilities with specific…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Clark v. McDonald's Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2003
- Secretary of Public Welfare of Pa. v. Institutionalized JuvenilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary Of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Cramer v. GILLERMINA R.California Court of Appeal · 1981
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