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BARRETT v. HOFFMAN

Nos. 76 Civ. 381 (LWP), 76 Civ. 1061 (LWP) and 78 Civ. 3762 (LWP).

521 F.Supp. 307 (1981)

Elizabeth BARRETT, Plaintiff, v. Martin HOFFMAN, et al., Defendants. Elizabeth BARRETT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants. Elizabeth BARRETT, Plaintiff, v. Frank M. ARTHUR, et al., Defendants.

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

August 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Schifter, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D. C., Herbert K. Lippman, New York City, for plaintiffs.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., New York City by Susan M. Campbell, John M. O'Connor, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, for the United States and Federal defendants.

Michael Futterman, Bower & Gardner, New York City, for defendant James P. Cattell.

Frederick H. Block, New York City, for defendant David Marcus.

Paul L. Pileckas, Pileckas & Pileckas, Rome, N. Y., for defendant Newton Bigelow.

OPINION AND ORDER

PIERCE, District Judge.

These actions arise from the tragic death of Harold Blauer on January 8, 1953 at the New York State Psychiatric Institute ("the Institute"). The 42 year old Blauer had been voluntarily admitted to the Institute for psychiatric treatment following shock therapy at Bellevue Hospital. Shortly after his death Blauer's ex-wife commenced an action on behalf of the Estate against the State of New York in the New York State...

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