Legal Opinion
Logan v. Arafeh
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 13, 1972No. Civ. 14386PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BLUMENFELD, District Judge:
The plaintiffs, who are or at one time were involuntary patients at the Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut, 1 seek a declaratory judg ment that Conn.Gen.Stats. § 17-183, as amended by 1971 Public Act No. 760, the “emergency” civil commitment statute, and Conn.Gen.Stats. § 17-178, as amended by 1971 Public Act No. 760, the “probate” commitment statute, are unconstitutional and a preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining their enforcement.
The defendant Mehadin K. Arafeh is sued…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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