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With No Supreme Court Guidance, Psychiatrists Entitled to Qualified Immunity
A magistrate judge recommended dismissal of this civil rights action concerning a plaintiff's involuntary psychiatric commitment and the administration to her of medication against her will because plaintiff offered no evidence that the psychiatrists' recommendation to commit her and decision to medicate her deviated from acceptable medical standards. Fisk v. Letterman, 04 Civ. 6972 (S.D.N.Y. 6/6/07).
Plaintiff was obsessed with David Letterman, and for years sent daily e-mails to his fan Web site, in addition to sending numerous cards, letters, and r'sum's to Letterman seeking a position as his personal assistant. She eventually moved to New York and was often seen hanging around the theater where the David Letterman Show was taped. Security personnel at the theater became concerned and contacted police and the Department of Human Services for help on several occasions. In 2002, plaintiff was involuntarily committed to the psychiatric program at New York City's Bellevue Hospital. There she was involuntarily medicated, following a judicial hearing.
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