DOE v. RAY

No. 2-59856.

251 N.W.2d 496 (1977)

John DOE et al., Appellants, v. Robert D. RAY, Governor of the State of Iowa, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon E. Allen, Leslie Babich, Mark W. Bennett, and Robert J. Rhudy, Des Moines, for appellants.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Stephen C. Robinson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Theodore R. Boecker and Bruce Foudree, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellees.

Heard en banc.


MOORE, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, patients at the Mental Health Institute in Mount Pleasant and the Association for Mental Health, Inc., appeal trial court's judgment dismissing their class action which sought to permanently enjoin defendants from modifying Building 20 at the Institute for use as a medium security correctional facility. We affirm.

Trial of this case extended over a period of seven days. We believe the following is a reasonable summary of the...

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