Legal Opinion
Robert Clifton Johnson, Jr. v. Dr. Stuart Silvers
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1984No. 83-6434PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Robert Clifton Johnson, Jr., an involuntarily-committed patient in a mental institution, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se suit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Johnson sued Dr. Stuart Silvers, apparently a physician at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Jessup, Maryland, alleging that he had been forced to take antipsychotic medication. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the decision of the district court.
In his complaint, Johnson claimed that he had been made to take medication for his schizophrenic condition and because…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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