Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Silver Cross Hospital of Joliet, Illinois
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 17, 1972No. 71 C 2284PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
This action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charges the defendants with violating the civil rights of Ernest J. Holmes, deceased, by medically treating the decedent in a manner inconsistent with his religious beliefs while acting under color of State law. All defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint on various grounds.
The allegations of the complaint, which we must presume true for purposes of this motion to dismiss, present the following factual background. The decedent, a twenty year old married male, was involved in an accident on…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by70 opinions
- Delores A. Mosher v. H. C. Saalfeld and Wesley J. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. SaikewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Matter of ConroySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. StarasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Beard v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
65 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.