Legal Opinion

McGugan v. Aldana-Bernier

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 16, 2014No. Docket No. 12-4165-cvPublishedCited by 156 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Kraton McGugan appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Melangon, J.) dismissing her complaint. McGugan brought suit against Defendants Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and four of its employees — Linda L. Alda-na-Bernier, M.D., Shushan Hovanesian, M.D., Rabbi Mahmudur, M.D., and Femi Abioye, R.N. — (collectively, “Defendants”) *227for their alleged role in forcibly medicating and hospitalizing McGugan.1 The Defendants moved to dismiss McGugan’s complaint. The district court granted the motions, concluding…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Henrietta D. v. BloombergCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  4. Fabrikant v. FrenchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  5. Ronald G. Bryant v. David Madigan, Nancy Griffin, and Dorothy MulcaheyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by156 opinions

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  4. Graham v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
  5. Adelson v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014

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