Legal Opinion
Stensvad v. Reivitz
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 10, 1985No. 84-C-383-SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHABAZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff has moved for summary judgment in this action, arguing that state statute, which provides no right to refuse drug treatment to involuntarily committed mental patients, is unconstitutional as a matter of law. Defendants appear to concede, and the Court agrees, that there are no disputed material facts. Accordingly, this matter is appropriate for summary judgment.
FACTS
Plaintiff Richard Stensvad is an inmate at the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison, Wisconsin, having been committed in 1974 after a jury verdict of not guilty by reason…
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