The following excerpt is from Maag v. Wessler, 960 F.2d 773 (9th Cir. 1992):
Although there are few decisions that discuss the fourth amendment standard in the context of seizure of the mentally ill, all have recognized the proposition that such a seizure is analogous to a criminal arrest and must therefore be supported by probable cause. See, e.g., Gooden v. Howard
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