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· 4/9/2001

Thielman v. Leean

Citations

  • 140 F. Supp. 2d 982
  • 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8703
  • 2001 WL 471895

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding policy requiring transport of all civilly committed sexually violent persons in full restraints was a reasonable exercise of “professional judgment” under both Youngberg and is not “tantamount to punishment” under Bell
  • “so long as [the] choice was made by a professional, it is presumptively valid even if it is not the best alternative”
  • “so long as [the] choice was made by a professional, it is presumptively valid even if it is not the best alternative”

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Judges: Crabb

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