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BROWN v. FARVIEW STATE HOSPITAL

Civ. A. No. 74-1478.

386 F.Supp. 607 (1974)

Melvin BROWN v. FARVIEW STATE HOSPITAL et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Takiff, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Glenn Gilman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

In this civil rights action, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged mistreatment while he was confined in a state hospital. Presently before the court is defendants' motion to dismiss.

On or about November 10, 1966, plaintiff, Melvin R. Brown, was arrested by Philadelphia police officers and subsequently was indicted for rape and murder. On the recommendation...

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