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Greiner Civil Procedure Version 02
Resource 14 . 3
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Vitek v. Jones

Jim Greiner

The following case concerns the extent of due process requirements when a government attempts to move an individual in an ordinary prison system to a mental health facility where it might subject them to involuntary treatment.  

Note: part of this case concerns whether the individual has a liberty interest that triggers the due process clause.  We will not study that question in this class.  Look for it in a course on constitutional law.

Supreme Court of the United States
445 U.S. 480, 63 L. Ed. 2d 552, 100 S. Ct. 1254, 1980 U.S. LEXIS 31, SCDB 1979-063
No. 78-1155
1980-03-25

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