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CRAWFORD v. GOULD

Nos. 93-17303, 93-17305.

56 F.3d 1162 (1995)

Alfred CRAWFORD; Daniel Carrasco; Jerry Parker, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Russell S. GOULD; William Mayer, et al., Defendants-Appellants (Two Cases).

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1995.

As Amended August 25, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Haukedalen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sacramento, CA, for defendants-appellants.

Eric R. Gelber, Protection & Advocacy, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: TANG, SCHROEDER and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge TANG; Concurrence by Judge TROTT.

TANG, Senior Circuit Judge:

The named plaintiffs in this action filed suit on behalf of a class consisting of all current and future patients involuntarily committed to California state psychiatric hospitals.1 The plaintiffs challenge the defendants' practice of deducting patients' money, including Social Security benefits, from the personal deposit accounts maintained for each...

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