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STENSVAD v. REIVITZ

No. 84-C-383-S.

601 F.Supp. 128 (1985)

Richard STENSVAD, Plaintiff, v. Linda REIVITZ, Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services, Terrence Schnapp, Director, Mendota Mental Health Institute, and Dr. James Whitman, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.

January 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane L. Mader, Schuster & Carroll, Madison, Wis., for plaintiff.

Richard J. Boyd, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, Wis., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SHABAZ, District Judge.

Plaintiff has moved for summary judgment in this action, arguing that state statute, which provides no right to refuse drug treatment to involuntarily committed mental patients, is unconstitutional as a matter of law. Defendants appear to concede, and the Court agrees, that there are no disputed material facts. Accordingly, this matter is appropriate for summary judgment...

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