Legal Opinion
Elmer J. Lappe v. Paul Loeffelholz, Dr. Wiedershine and Harlem Brady
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1987No. 85-1989PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Elmer J. Lappe appeals from a judgment denying his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) claim against Dr. Paul Loeffelholz and other officials of the Iowa State Prison system for forcibly injecting him with psychotropic medication. Lappe is an Iowa State Penitentiary inmate who was involuntarily committed to a mental health institute and was later allowed to return to the general penitentiary population on the condition that he continue his medication. The district court, 1 in approving the report of the magistrate, determined that the law concerning the forced administration…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by32 opinions
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