· 4/13/1972
Wyatt v. Stickney
Citations
- 344 F. Supp. 373
- 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14201
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ordering the defendants to implement standards set by the court to improve the conditions of a state mental hospital
- patients have a right to receive sealed general mail unless the treatment staff imposes a special restriction by written order
- bed, closet or locker for personal belongings, chair, and bedside table
- standards 18(A), 19(F) & (G), & 24
- rights of mentally ill and retarded
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Judges: Johnson
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