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Court Rejects Mental Patient's Toilet Deprivation Suit
The plaintiff, an involuntarily committed psychiatric patient, urinated on
himself when an aide did not let him go the bathroom immediately. His
claim is adjudicated under the Eighth Amendment, even though it is
inapplicable to mental patients, because neither party questioned its
applicability. Under the Farmer deliberate indifference standard, the ...
himself when an aide did not let him go the bathroom immediately. His
claim is adjudicated under the Eighth Amendment, even though it is
inapplicable to mental patients, because neither party questioned its
applicability. Under the Farmer deliberate indifference standard, the ...
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