Legal Opinion
Gross v. Pomerleau
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 22, 1979No. Civ. Y-78-1279PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lois Barbara Gross brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and invokes jurisdiction in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4), 1651, 2201 and 2202. In her complaint challenging the involuntary commitment procedures adopted by the Baltimore City Police Department in admitting arrested individuals suspected of mental illness to the Psychiatric Screening and Evaluation Unit (the “Unit”) at Baltimore City Hospital, she names seven individuals as defendants: Donald D. Pomerleau, Commissioner of the Baltimore City Police Department (the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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