U.S. District Court / D. Massachusetts

Rogers v. Okin

Decided October 29, 1979. Joseph Louis Tauro wrote the opinion for the court.

478 F. Supp. 1342 · Cited 53 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Belger v. Arnot · 183 N.E.2d 866
Brune v. Belinkoff · 235 N.E.2d 793
Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz · 370 N.E.2d 417
Jacobson v. Massachusetts · 197 U.S. 11
Hammer v. Rosen · 7 N.Y.2d 376
Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232
Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526
Rennie v. Klein · 462 F. Supp. 1131
Schroeder v. Lawrence · 359 N.E.2d 1301
Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
Cyr v. Giesen · 108 A.2d 316
Haggerty v. McCarthy · 181 N.E.2d 562
Rodgers v. Boynton · 315 Mass. 279
Richmond v. Warren Institution for Savings · 307 Mass. 483
Nason v. Superintendent of Bridgewater State Hospital · 233 N.E.2d 908
In Re Boyd · 403 A.2d 744
Vigoda v. Barton · 204 N.E.2d 441
Dolan v. Suffolk Franklin Savings Bank · 246 N.E.2d 798
Cuddy v. L & M EQUIPMENT CO. · 225 N.E.2d 904
McCarthy v. Boston City Hospital · 266 N.E.2d 292
Kiley v. Dervin · 314 Mass. 478
Royal Indemnity Co. v. Blakely · 372 Mass. 86
Aiken Ex Rel. Aiken v. Clary · 396 S.W.2d 668

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Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health · 458 N.E.2d 308
Davis v. Hubbard · 506 F. Supp. 915
Clites Ex Rel. Clites v. State · 322 N.W.2d 917
Rosario v. United States · 824 F. Supp. 268
In re the Mental Health of K. K. B. · 609 P.2d 747
In Re KKB · 609 P.2d 747
Rivers v. Katz · 67 N.Y.2d 485
Guardianship of Roe · 421 N.E.2d 40
Woodbridge v. Worcester State Hospital · 423 N.E.2d 782
Hopper v. Callahan · 562 N.E.2d 621
DONALD M v. Matava · 668 F. Supp. 703
Rogers v. Okin · 638 F. Supp. 934
Weiss v. Missouri Dept. of Mental Health · 587 F. Supp. 1157
Washington v. Harper · 494 U.S. 210
In Re Cincinnati Radiation Litigation · 874 F. Supp. 796
Andrews v. Ballard · 498 F. Supp. 1038
Temple v. Marlborough Division of the District Court Department · 479 N.E.2d 137
O'SULLIVAN v. Secretary of Human Services · 521 N.E.2d 997
Rudow v. Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance · 429 Mass. 218
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Gerhardstein · 400 N.W.2d 1
Smith v. Hill · 510 F. Supp. 767
Anderson v. State · 663 P.2d 570

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