A.A. v. Eskenazi Health/Midtown CMHC

Baker, Judge.

A.A. was involuntarily committed to Eskenazi Health/Midtown Community Mental Health Clinic (“Eskenazi”). He was not present at the commitment hearing. A.A. appeals, arguing that he did not validly waive his right to personally appear at his commitment hearing, and that he had a due process and a statutory right to be present. Eskenazi Health argues that the trial court had independent statutory authority to waive A.A.’s right to be present at the commitment hearing, and that A.A.’s presence at the commitment hearing would have been dangerous to AA. and others at the hearing. We…