California Court of Appeal

In a suit for damages incurred following plaintiff's release from an involuntary 72-hour detention imposed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150, summary judgment for defendant-psychiatrist based on a finding of statutory immunity is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2005
• Published 11/10/2005

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wild, Carter & Tipton and Gary L. Huss for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Baker, Manock & Jensen, George L. Strasser and Dirk B. Paloutzian for Defendant and Respondent.