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VIRGINIA OFFICE FOR PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY, PETITIONER v. JAMES W. STEWART III, COMMISSIONER, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, et al.

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No. 09-529


  IN THE


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               COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
         by Its Office for Protection and Advocacy,
                                             Petitioner,
                         -v.-

JAMES W. STEWART, III, in     His Official Capacity  as
Commissioner, Department    of Behavioral Health    and
Developmental Services of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
DENISE D. MICHELETTI, in Her Official Capacity as Director,
Central Virginia Training Center, and VICKI Y. MONTGOMERY, in
Her Official Capacity as Acting Director, Central State Hospital,

                                           Respondents.

          ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
          COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    BRIEF OF LAW PROFESSORS AS AMICI CURIAE
             IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER


CHARLES S. SIMS
ANNA G. KAMINSKA
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
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New York, N.Y. 10036
(212) 969-3000
csims@proskauer.com


STEPHEN I. VLADECK
  Counsel of Record
4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
(202) 274-4241
svladeck@wcl.american.edu


Counsel for Amici Curiae