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SUZUKI v. QUISENBERRY

Civ. No. 73-3854.

411 F.Supp. 1113 (1976)

Sharon SUZUKI, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, and Rosita T. Alba and Jane Doe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. Walter QUISENBERRY, Individually and in his capacity as Director of Health, State of Hawaii, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

February 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Lee, Jonathan B. Steiner, John Harris Paer, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, David S. Hobler, Paul, Margolis, Warner & Johnson, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs and plaintiffs-intervenors.

Gerald Y. Y. Chang, Michael R. Marsh, Deputy Attys. Gen., Ronald Y. Amemiya, Atty. Gen. of Hawaii, Robert E. St. Sure, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Barry Chung, Corp. Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, John H. R. Plews, Anthony, Hoddick, Reinwald & O'Connor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants.

DECISION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.

SYNOPSIS

With almost unanimous approval, the Fourth State Legislature of the State of Hawaii passed a new law relating to "Mental Health, Mental Illness, Drug Addiction and Alcoholism." Act 259, Session Laws of 1967, effective January 1, 1968, adopted the "medical model" and repealed the "legal model" in dealing with persons who behave...

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