ALSTON v. PARKER

Civ. No. 95-6158 (WHW).

452 F.Supp.2d 597 (2006)

Gary Marhall ALSTON, Plaintiff, v. Willis PARKER; Jack Singer; Lynda Navratil; Director of Division of Mental Health Services in his Official Capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

September 26, 2006.


OPINION

WALLS, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Gary Marshall Alston brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated by New Jersey's civil commitment law, which authorizes an individual who has been judged by two medical professionals to be a danger to himself or others to be involuntarily committed for up to 20 days before a...

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