SMART v. SIMONSON

No. 87-3133.

867 F.2d 429 (1989)

Carol SMART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christian SIMONSON, David Edelson and Meryln Niedens, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick M. Schoenfield, Ettinger, Schoenfield & Katz, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

William D. Frazier, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUDAHY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 9, 1989.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from the district court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff, Carol Smart, brought suit for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that he had been held in a mental health institution in violation of his rights. The district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment on the basis that they were entitled...

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