Legal Opinion
Hill v. Department of Corrections
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 7, 2010No. 1331 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
In this appeal, Dwayne Hill (Hill), an inmate who has engaged in a series of hunger strikes, asks whether the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court) erred in issuing a preliminary injunction authorizing the Department of Corrections (DOC): (1) to involuntarily examine and perform invasive diagnostic tests including blood and urine tests on him, and (2) to administer medical treatment including nutrition and hydration as may in the opinion of the medical staff be necessary to preserve his health and life. Representing himself, Hill argues the trial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Zane v. Friends HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. SamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare, Farview State Hospital v. KallingerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In re Appeal of Little Britain Township from the Decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Little Britain Township, Lancaster CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Shaker Aamer v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Commissioner of Correction v. ColemanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
- Bezio v. DorseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Shaker Aamer v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
- Hill v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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