Doe v. NH Department of Health and Human Services, Commissioner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE John Doe, et al. v. Civil No. 18-cv-1039-JD Opinion No.

2020 DNH 219

Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, et al. O R D E R The plaintiff class, represented by the individual plaintiffs (“the plaintiffs”), challenges policies and practices used by the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (“the Commissioner”) in detaining persons who are involuntarily admitted on an emergency basis to the state’s mental health system. The plaintiffs contend that the Commissioner’s…