Legal Opinion
In re Alexis H.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 7, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and motion granted. Memorandum: The Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) appeals from an order denying its motion to intervene in an application for court authorization to perform a total hysterectomy upon Alexis H., a 57-year-old mentally retarded patient residing in a family care home. Supreme Court held that MHLS was authorized to provide legal assistance only to patients or residents of a "school” and that the family care home where Alexis H. resided was not such a school as defined in the Mental Hygiene Law.
Although the surgery has been…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- East Meadow Community Concerts Ass'n v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 3New York Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
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