FLAKES v. PERCY

No. 73-C-320.

511 F.Supp. 1325 (1981)

Joel S. FLAKES, individually and on behalf of a class, Plaintiff, v. Donald E. PERCY, Secretary of the State Department of Health and Social Services, and James Powell, Superintendent, Central State Hospital, Waupun, Wisconsin, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Wisconsin.

April 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Alexander, Asst. State Public Defender, Madison, Wis., for plaintiff.

Robert D. Repasky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, State of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES E. DOYLE, Senior District Judge.

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding treatment and conditions at Central State Hospital. Jurisdiction is present. 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3); 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case has been certified as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff represents all present and future patients at Central State Hospital who are confined on closed wards...

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