Project Release v. Prevost

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1983-10-24

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PIERCE, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to determine whether standards and procedures for voluntary, involuntary and emergency civil commitment embodied in the New York State Mental Hygiene Law (M.H.L.) sections 9.13, 9.27, 9.37 and 9.39 (McKinney 1978), 1 meet federal constitutional due process minima. Appellants appeal from a ruling of the United States District Court for the Eastern Dist…

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