BARROWS v. MARGOLIS

Civ. A. No. 74-1427.

389 F.Supp. 742 (1975)

David G. BARROWS, Plaintiff, v. Lawrence S. MARGOLIS et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

January 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Fulton, Public Defender Service, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., Arnold T. Aikens, John R. Dugan, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Before ROBINSON, Circuit Judge, and SMITH and GREEN, District Judges.


OPINION

This case is before the Court on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment.* Since the facts of this case and the issues raised are substantially parallel to those in Medynski v. Margolis, 389 F.Supp. 743 (D.D.C.1975), the two cases have been considered together.

Plaintiff David Barrows alleges, as did Elsie Medynski, that the procedure for involuntary detention and commitment of mentally...

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