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COLL v. HYLAND

Civ. A. No. 1525-73.

411 F.Supp. 905 (1976)

John F. COLL, Individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, v. William F. HYLAND, Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Tetelman and Joseph P. Murray, Newark, N.J., for plaintiffs.

Joseph T. Maloney, Deputy Atty. Gen., William F. Hyland, Atty. Gen., Trenton, N.J., for State defendants.

Joseph C. Glavin, Jr., Asst. County Counsel, Francis P. McQuade, Essex County Counsel, Newark, N.J., for County defendants.

Marilyn Morheuser, Deputy Public Advocate, Stanley Van Ness, N.J. Public Advocate, Trenton, N.J., amicus curiae.

Before WEIS, Circuit Judge, and BIUNNO and MEANOR, District Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The constitutionality of the New Jersey statute and procedural rules governing civil commitments of the mentally ill are attacked in this suit. After careful consideration, we conclude that the challenge fails and the procedural plan meets constitutional standards.

Plaintiff John F. Coll was involuntarily committed to the Essex County Hospital Center pursuant to a final order of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Essex County, New Jersey...

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