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HILDENBRAND v. SMITH

No. 770399.

446 F.Supp. 158 (1978)

Faith HILDENBRAND et al., Plaintiffs, v. Donald C. SMITH, Director, Michigan Department of Mental Health, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

February 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Keenan, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs.

Thomas R. Wheeker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lansing, Mich., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DeMASCIO, District Judge.

The plaintiff has filed a complaint wherein she alleges that the defendants "unilaterally, arbitrarily and unlawfully" discharge committed mental patients from state hospitals without "notice or hearing." She contends that this procedure violates her right to due process. On November 25, 1977, we denied a request to certify this cause as a class action because plaintiff...

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