In re N.L.

Swan, PJ.

N.L. appeals from orders of the Cambridge District Court committing him pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8, to McLean Hospital (“the hospital”) and authorizing his treatment with antipsychotic medication pursuant to G.L.C. 123, §8B. Specifically, the appeal argues that the trial court improperly denied N.L.’s prehearing request for a continuance to allow his independent medical examiner (“IME”) to complete a psychiatric evaluation. N.L. has since been discharged from the hospital.

The salient facts are not in dispute. On November 3,2014, shortly after N.L’s admission, the hospital…