Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Glancy v. Klinger
361 U.S. 944
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1960-01-18
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- certifying psychiatrist on staff of a city hospital who authorized detention of plaintiff for 17 days in a psychopathic hospital ward was acting in the capacity a private citizen
- inter alia, psychiatrist who acted as private citizen in committing plaintiff to mental institution did not act under color of state law
Citator
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- Cited by
- 29 opinions
Supreme Court of California." Certiorari denied.