Legal Opinion
State Department of State Hospitals v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 2015No. S215132PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
In 2007, Gilton Pitre was paroled from state prison. Before his release, the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) assessed *344whether he should be civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.). Ultimately, the Director of Mental Health did not request a petition for commitment and Pitre left prison. Four days later, he raped and murdered plaintiff Elaina Novoa’s 15-year-old sister, Alyssa Gomez.
Plaintiff sued DMH and two of its acting directors, claiming the death was caused by defendants’ failure to discharge…
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