What is the test for involuntary administration of psychotropic medication to an inmate?
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The following excerpt is from Coleman v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., No. 2:13-cv-1021 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2016):
1. See Keyhea v. Rushen, 178 Cal. App. 3d 526 (1st Dist. 1986) (authorizing involuntary administration of psychotropic medications to prisoners pursuant to appropriate procedural protections).
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