O'Keefe v. Nevada

How courts have described this case

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

• difference in status is of \great significance\ to patient; involuntary commitment proceedings can result in negative social consequences
• difference in status is of “great significance” to patient; involuntary commitment proceedings can result in negative social consequences
• “As a practical matter, the level of administrative control over a voluntary patient is not less significant than control over involuntary patients.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).