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LESSARD v. SCHMIDT

Civ. A. No. 71-C-602.

413 F.Supp. 1318 (1976)

Alberta LESSARD et al., Plaintiffs, v. Wilbur SCHMIDT et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Wisconsin.

May 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Blondis and Thomas E. Dixon, Jr., Milwaukee Legal Services, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs.

Ward L. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, Wis., for defendants Wilbur Schmidt and Leonard Ganser.

George E. Rice, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants Dr. George Currier, Bert W. Pyle, Jr., Dr. Kevin Kennedy, and Judge Christ T. Seraphim.

Before SPRECHER, Circuit Judge, REYNOLDS, Chief District Judge and GORDON, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

In Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F.Supp. 1078 (E.D.Wisc.1972), the first consideration of this case, this court held that the Wisconsin civil commitment procedures did not provide adequate due process rights to those who were committed and ordered numerous safeguards be instituted, including adequate notice, the right...

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