· 2/6/2024
Willie I. Simmons v. Yancis Turcios
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that due process standard was based on norms set by mental health professionals, and that state regulations constituted evidence of such norms
- \due process standards [for using restraints] is based on norms set by the mental health professionals\
- “due process standards [for using restraints] is based on norms set by the mental health professionals”
- “[I]t is the duty of a court to ensure that professional judgment in fact was exercised.”
- \Due process requires that the nature and duration of physical restraint bear some reasonable relation to the purpose for which it is prescribed.\
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