In re Rebecca Y.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.13 for the continued retention of Rebecca Y. for involuntary care and treatment at Brunswick Hall Psychiatric Center, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Bivona, J.), dated March 26, 2010, which, upon the application of Rebecca Y, dismissed the proceeding and directed her release. By decision and order on motion of this Court dated April 5, 2010, enforcement of the order was stayed pending hearing and determination of the appeal.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or…
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