Yapalater v. Bates

Full title: ALVIN R. YAPALATER, M.D., F.A.P.A., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CHARLES W…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Mar 25, 1981

644 F.2d 131 (2d Cir. 1981)

Opinion

Nos. 827, 905, Dockets 80-7755, 80-7775.

Argued February 24, 1981.

Decided March 25, 1981.

Ellen J. Bronzo, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, George D. Zuckerman, Asst. Sol. Gen., New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.

Samuel S. Yasgur, Westchester County Atty., Jonathan Lovett, Deputy County Atty., Eric D. Koster, Senior Asst. County Atty., White Plains, N.Y., of counsel, for defendants-appellees.

Seth P. Stein, Seligman, Stein Abramowitz, Garden City, N. Y., for the New York State Psychiatric Association as amicus curiae.

Marc E. Grossman, White Plains, N.Y. (Evelyn K. Isaac, Fahey Isaac, White Plains, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Before OAKES and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and NEAHER, District Judge.^_

_ Of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

We affirm on the memorandum opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge, 494 F.Supp. 1349 (S.D.N.Y. 1980), holding that Yapalater is entitled to assert his claim under § 1983, but dismissing his complaint on the merits.