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DONAHUE v. RHODE ISLAND DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH

Civ. A. No. 84-0411-S.

632 F.Supp. 1456 (1986)

Kenneth DONAHUE and Nomad Lawson, Plaintiffs, v. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, RETARDATION AND HOSPITALS, By and Through its Director, Thomas D. ROMEO, the State of Rhode Island, By and Through its Treasurer, Roger Begin, and John Doe, Richard Roe and Peter Poe, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hutton & Hickey, Edward C. Roy, Roney & Labinger, Lynette Labinger, Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Deborah P. Clarke, Legal Counsel R.I. Dept. of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals, Cranston, R.I., and Arlene Violet, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Wooley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Providence, R.I., for defendants.

OPINION

SELYA, District Judge.

This is a civil action originally brought by Kenneth Donahue against the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH), the state of Rhode Island, and several unidentified state employees. MHRH is a part of the executive branch of state government. For ease in reference, the defendants, collectively, will be referred to as "MHRH" or "the state."

Donahue's amended complaint is in two counts...

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