Legal Opinion
Goldy v. Beal
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 8, 1976No. 75-791 CivilPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEALON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, inmates at Danville State Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, seek declaratory and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of their civil rights resulting from the operation of section 406 of the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 (the Act), 50 P.S. § 4406 (section 406), which permits the involuntary and indefinite commitment of persons “in need of care and treatment” because of their “mental disability.” 1 Plaintiffs seek to maintain this suit as a class action pursuant…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Hassine v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Romeo v. YoungbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Coley v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Clark v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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