Legal Opinion
Neal Sebastian v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1976No. 75--1639PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Neal Sebastian appeals from a final judgment in favor of all of the defendants on his civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986. He sought damages for alleged deprivations of his civil rights arising out of his allegedly unlawful commitment to and confinement in a mental hospital. We affirm.
On July 23, 1973, the appellant’s wife visited an Arkansas legal aid office seeking advice relative to the hospitalization of her husband for observation and treatment of emotional disorders. Mrs. Sebastian conferred with Linda Scholle, a staff attorney,…
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