Evans v. Paderick’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Meachum v. Fano · O'Connor v. Donaldson · Preiser v. Newkirk · Montanye v. Haymes · Baxstrom v. Herold
Most-quoted passages
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“Even if Virginia law permitted the commitment procedure employed in the instant case, it is clear that the Federal Constitution would require the presence of the person whose involuntary commitment is sought prior to an order of hospitalization being entered. The most elementary notions of due process require that an individual be permitted to be heard, and to hear the evidence adduced against him, before actions are taken by the state which substantially deprive him of his liberty. Therefore, the Court construes the Virginia involuntary commitment statute to require the presence of the person to be committed at the civil hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Schmidt v. Goddin
How this case has been treated — in progress
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