Gordon Goines v. Valley Community Services Board

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 2016-05-09

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Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge NIEMEYER joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a separate concurring opinion. TRAXLER, Chief Judge: Gordon Goines went to the police station to report the theft of his cable services and ended up involuntarily detained for six days for a mental-health evaluation. Goines the…

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