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· 3/26/1985

Baugh v. Woodard

Citations

  • 604 F. Supp. 1529
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21391

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “undisputed evidence [reveals] that a prisoner returning to the general prison population from a mental health unit are viewed as ‘bugs’ by other inmates [and] ... are ostracized and exploited by other prisoners”
  • prison regulation creates a “justifiable expectation by prisoners that they will not be transferred [to a prison mental hospital] absent a finding that they are suffering from an acutely severe psychiatric disorder that cannot be treated in outpatient facilities”

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Judges: Britt

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