· 5/13/1975
Kenneth Souder v. Michael McGuire Superintendent, Farview State Hospital, Waymart, Pennsylvania
Citations
- 516 F.2d 820
- 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 14707
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “There is no question about the appropriateness of habeas corpus as a method of challenging involuntary commitment to a mental institution.”
- “There is no question about the appropriateness of habeas corpus as a method of challenging involuntary commitment to a mental institution”
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Judges: Van Dusen, Gibbons, Hunter
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