Matter of Blair

PRYOR, Chief Judge:

In this appeal, appellant challenges his emergency, involuntary admission to St. Elizabeths Hospital. D.C.Code § 21-522 (1985 Supp.). 1 Appellant’s sole contention is that the trial court committed error in refusing to invalidate the involuntary hospitalization on the ground that appellant sought to be admitted as a voluntary patient. Blair wishes to have his hospital record reflect that the involuntary admission was unlawful.

After reviewing the record in this case, 2 we hold that appellant’s involuntary hospitalization was invalid. The case is remanded to the trial court…