Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Baxley
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided December 14, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-89-NPublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge:
The named plaintiff and intervening plaintiff,1 suing on their own behalf and as representatives of a class composed of persons who are now, or who may be, involuntarily civilly committed in Alabama, seek to have three statutes2 au*385thorizing involuntary commitment declared unconstitutional on their face and as applied and to have their enforcement enjoined.
This action arises under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Plaintiffs invoke the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3).
The defendants are the…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by206 opinions
- Project Release v. PrevostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Alsager v. District Court of Polk Cty., IowaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1975
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Diamond v. CrossWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Barnes v. DaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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