Legal Opinion
Darrell Burch v. Apalachee Community Mental Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 1988No. 85-3843PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this action brought under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, Darrell Burch alleges that the ap-pellees “willful[ly], wanton[ly] and [with] reckless disregard” deprived him of his liberty without due process of law. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida granted the appellees’ motion to dismiss the action for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We reverse the district court, holding that Parraff v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527, 101 S.Ct. 1908, 68 L.Ed.2d 420 (1981), and its progeny do not apply to Burch’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- William Allen Spencer v. Bumyong Lee, M.D., and St. Elizabeth HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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