Legal Opinion
Harvey v. Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1992No. 90-9066PublishedCited by 360 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Betty Banks Harvey appeals the district court’s decision dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against her husband, Joseph H. Harvey, Jr., Dr. Conway Hunter, Jr., Dr. Mark F. Friedman, Charter-by-the-Sea, Inc., and William S. Perry, based on their respective roles in her involuntary commitment for mental health treatment. We AFFIRM the district court’s judgment.
BACKGROUND
In late October 1987, Mr. Harvey told Dr. Hunter that Harvey believed Mrs. Harvey was mentally ill. The doctor conducted an examination of Mrs. Harvey and, in accordance with…
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