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IN RE WALLS

No. 24876.

442 F.2d 749 (1971)

In re Anthony WALLS, Patient, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Order of Remand February 3, 1971.

February 3, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert J. Golten and Miss Susan King were on the pleadings for appellant.

Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., and Charles H. Roistacher, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the pleadings for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and McGOWAN and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital by court order, on the basis of a finding that he was mentally ill and because of such illness likely to injure himself or others if allowed to remain at liberty. D.C.Code §§ 21-541 et seq. He seeks summary reversal of that order, on the ground that the court below acted under a clearly erroneous interpretation of the statutory provision for a court hearing...

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