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REESE v. NELSON

No. 78-1654.

598 F.2d 822 (1979)

Paul A. REESE, Appellant, v. Stanley M. NELSON, John Ahlfeld, Benjamin F. Weaver, John B. Rengier, Nelvin L.Bitner, Raymond G. Herr, William E. Chillas, Esq., Charles B. Grove, Jr., Esq., Robert Reed, Frederick Plowfield, August J. Schulz, M.D., J. Albert Schulz, M.D., St. Joseph's Hospital.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Mecum (argued), Glazier, Minney, Mecum & Kohr, Lancaster, Pa., for appellant.

Thomas E. Byrne (argued), Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Richard R. Galli, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Nelson, Ahlfeld, Weaver, Rengier, Herr, Grove and Plowfield.

John S. J. Brooks (argued), Brooks, Bradley & Kenney, Media, Pa., for appellee, August J. Schulz, M.D.

Before HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges, and STAPLETON, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

A letter sent to a county official referring to a "well placed bomb" as a way of solving plaintiff's frustration with local government began a series of events leading to his emergency confinement for psychiatric evaluation. Alleging deprivation of constitutional rights, plaintiff brought suit against various officials who participated in the proceedings authorized by the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Mental Retardation...

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