Jarvis v. Levine

OPINION

YETKA, Justice.

Appellant Homer Jarvis seeks review of a decision of the court of appeals which held that involuntary treatment with neuro-leptic drugs was not an intrusive treatment per se and thus did not require court approval to administer under the procedural requirements of Price v. Sheppard, 307 Minn. 250, 239 N.W.2d 905 (1976). He also seeks review of the court’s determination that his claim for post-medication review and damages is moot.

We reverse the court of appeals in part, affirm in part and remand.

I

Homer Jarvis was indeterminately committed to the Minnesota Security…