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WOE v. MATHEWS

No. 75 C 1029.

408 F.Supp. 419 (1976)

Walter WOE (a pseudonym), by his mother and guardian, Wilma Woe (a pseudonym), on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. David MATHEWS, Individually and as Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

January 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Birnbaum, Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiffs.

David G. Trager, U. S. Atty., E. D. N. Y., Brooklyn, N. Y., for the Federal defendants by Cyril Hyman, Asst. U. S. Atty.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of N. Y., for New York State Defendants by Ralph L. McMurry, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NEAHER, District Judge.

This individual and class action concerns the constitutionality of federal and New York State statutes and State practices affecting persons civilly committed to involuntary confinement in State mental institutions. Since the inception of the action plaintiffs have filed one amended complaint and have sought leave to amend the complaint to add new individual and classes...

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