Legal Opinion
Matter of Herman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1993No. 90-FM-815PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was involuntarily admitted to St. Elizabeths Hospital for emergency observation and diagnosis under D.C.Code § 21-521 (1989). The application was signed by a physician who, appellant asserts, did not meet all the prerequisites set forth in the statute.1 At a hearing held pursuant to § 525, the trial court found that probable cause had been established to believe that “respondent is mentally ill, and, because of that illness, is likely to injure herself unless immediately hospitalized.” Accordingly, the court authorized continued emergency observation and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Peter L. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
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