SCOTT v. PLANTE

Nos. 80-1314, 80-1315 and 80-1596.

641 F.2d 117 (1981)

Allen Bodine SCOTT, by and through his Guardian, Michael J. Weintraub. v. Dr. Ingre Rudolph PLANTE; Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, Ann Klein; Medical Director of New Jersey State Hospital, New Jersey Mental Health Commissioner, Dr. Martin Weinberg; State of New Jersey, Brendan T. Byrne, Governor; Supreme Court of New Jersey, Richard J. Hughes, Chief Justice. Appeal of Allen B. SCOTT, Appeal of Dr. Ingre Rudolph PLANTE et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 6, 1981.

As Amended March 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Weintraub (argued), Steven L. Friedman, Weintraub & Gelade, Trenton, N. J., for Allen Bodine Scott.

John J. Degnan, Atty. Gen. of N. J., Stephen Skillman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Steve Wallach, Deputy Atty. Gen. (argued), Trenton, N. J., for Dr. Ingre Rudolph Plante, Ann Klein and Dr. Martin Weinberg.

Before GIBBONS, WEIS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 6, 1981.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Allen Bodine Scott appeals, and certain defendants cross-appeal, from a final judgment which disposed of all Scott's claims after trial of his numerous complaints charging violations of his civil rights. Several of those claims were submitted to a jury, which returned a verdict in his favor on two of them and in favor of the defendants on one. On a...

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