NOBLE v. SCHMITT

No. 94-5697.

87 F.3d 157 (1996)

Sherman L.G. NOBLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Janice SCHMITT and Connie Stevens, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Marstin (argued and briefed), Legal Aid Society, Louisville, KY, for plaintiff-appellee.

W. David Shearer, Jr. (argued and briefed), Taustine, Post, Stosky, Berman, Fineman & Kohn, Louisville, KY, for defendants-appellants.

Before: JONES and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and CHURCHILL, District Judge.


NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Sherman L.G. Noble, an involuntarily committed mental patient at Central State Hospital ("CSH") in Louisville, Kentucky, brought suit against Defendants Janice Schmitt and Connie Stevens, CSH personnel, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Noble charged Schmitt and Stevens with violations of his free speech and due process rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Defendants moved for summary judgment on grounds of...

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