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LOJUK v. QUANDT

No. 82-1084.

706 F.2d 1456 (1983)

Walter LOJUK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marjorie QUANDT, Director of the Veterans Administration Hospital, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1983.

As Modified July 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Murphy, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel C. Murray, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Walter Lojuk alleges that he was subjected to electro-shock therapy (electro-convulsive therapy or ECT) without his consent and in spite of his family's objections while a voluntary patient at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in North Chicago, Illinois. Plaintiff alleges that he served in the United States Army on two occasions between 1968-1970 and 1971-1975. After his second discharge he suffered from depression and was...

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