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Souder v. McGuire

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 9, 1976No. Civ. 74-590PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

HERMAN, District Judge.

Kenneth Souder, a former inmate at Far-view State Hospital for the criminally insane, brings this action under the Civil Rights Acts 1 alleging that he and other inmates have been forcibly treated with psychotropic drugs in violation of their constitutional rights. Plaintiff sues individually for damages and for injunctive relief on behalf of himself and all other inmates at Farview who have been subjected to unconsented medication.

Defendants have moved to dismiss the action for failure to state a claim cognizable under the Civil Rights Acts. This motion will…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Moor v. County of AlamedaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Scott v. PlanteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. Indiana Employment Security Division v. BurneySupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rennie v. KleinDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
  2. In re the Mental Health of K. K. B.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  3. Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Davis v. BalsonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1978
  5. Management Investors v. United Mine Workers of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1978

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