Legal Opinion
Berd v. New York State Department of Health
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1978PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John J. Conway, J.
The factual background of this proceeding though uncomplicated, presents constitutional issues which this court must decide. They are brought before this court on a CPLR article 78 review of a determination made by the New York State Department of Health (hereinafter called department).
Petitioner is a 72-year-old patient at the Rochester Psychiatric Center, having been involuntarily admitted there in June, 1973. In February, 1977 an order for retention of the patient, Celia Berd, at the Rochester Psychiatric Center was signed by Justice Joseph G. Fritsch…
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