UNITED STATES v. TARUMIANZ

No. 12051.

242 F.2d 191 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Blanche Hobbs McNEILL, Appellant, v. Mesrop A. TARUMIANZ, M.D.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Finley, Washington, D. C. (Oliver V. Suddard, Wilmington, Del., on the brief), for appellant.

Frank O'Donnell, Wilmington, Del. (Richard J. Baker, Deputy Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, GOODRICH and STALEY, Circuit Judges.


STALEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Blanche Hobbs McNeill filed a complaint under the Civil Rights Act1 seeking to enjoin Dr. Tarumianz, the Delaware State Psychiatrist and Criminologist, from compelling her to submit to a mental examination pursuant to a Delaware statute.2 The complaint was dismissed in the district court upon two grounds: first, the failure to state a cause of action; and second, the immunity...

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