Legal Opinion
Romeo v. Youngberg
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 24, 1980No. 78-1982PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The present controversy inhabits the twilight area of developing law concerning the constitutional rights of the involuntarily committed mentally retarded. Nicholas Romeo appeals, through his next friend, from a jury verdict for the defendants, officials of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital, in a suit brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976). Plaintiff alleges trial errors in the admission and exclusion of evidence, in the court's instructions to the jury and in the manner in which the trial was conducted. Because of the improper exclusion of…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by108 opinions
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Grohs v. YatauroDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2013
- Miener v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Putman v. GerloffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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