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MATTER OF LAWAETZ

No. 82-3447.

728 F.2d 225 (1984)

In the Matter of the Apprehension of David LAWAETZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jarilyn Dupont (argued), Dallas, Tex., Archie Jennings, Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., for appellant.

George W. Cannon, Jr. (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I., for appellee.

Before HUNTER, WEIS, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant David Lawaetz ("Lawaetz") was declared mentally ill and committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Health of the Virgin Islands pursuant to an order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands. On appeal he challenges the facial validity and the actual application of the statute under which his status was adjudicated. Lawaetz also asserts an equal protection claim based on the apparent...

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