Kauffman

We consider whether two wards, subject to permanent guardianship and under substituted judgment treatment plans, may petition the court for writs of habeas corpus. See G. L. c. 248, § 35 (1990 ed.). In the Probate and Family Court Department, the respondents moved to dismiss the habeas corpus petitions. The probate judge allowed the motions. The petitioners appealed. The Appeals Court consolidated the two cases for the purposes of briefing and oral argument. We allowed the petitioners’ applications for direct appellate review. We affirm the dismissal of the habeas corpus petitions.

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