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BESUNDER v. COUGHLIN

102 Misc.2d 41 (1979)

Alfred Besunder, as Director of Mental Health Information Service, Petitioner, v. Thomas Coughlin, as Commissioner of New York State Office of Mental Retardation, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Nassau County.

October 15, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Besunder, petitioner pro se. Edward G. McCabe for Nassau County, respondent. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, for State of New York, respondent.

VINCENT R. BALLETTA, J.

This is an article 78 proceeding commenced on behalf of two individuals who are currently in the Nassau County Medical Center. The petitioner alleges that both are being held illegally in violation of the appropriate sections of the Mental Hygiene Law. The petitioner further alleges that these individuals are not suffering from a mental illness, but rather in fact are suffering from mental...

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