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SECY. OF PUB. WELF. v. INSTITUTIONALIZED JUVENILES

No. 77-1715.

442 U.S. 640 (1979)

SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WELFARE OF PENNSYLVANIA ET AL. v. INSTITUTIONALIZED JUVENILES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman J. Watkins, Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Robert B. Hoffman, Deputy Attorney General, and Gerald Gornish, Acting Attorney General.

David Ferleger argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.*

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal raises issues similar to those decided in Parham v. J. R., ante, p. 584, as to what process is due when the parents or guardian of a child seek state institutional mental health care.

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This is the second time we have reviewed a District Court's judgment that Pennsylvania's procedures for the voluntary admission of mentally ill and mentally retarded children to...

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