In Re Mh 2008-002393

OPINION

DOWNIE, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant seeks reversal of the superi- or court’s order for involuntary mental health treatment. For the following reasons, we affirm and hold that the remedy for a patient held for evaluation in excess of statutory timeframes is to seek release during the period of illegal detention, not dismissal of a subsequently filed involuntary treatment proceeding that complies with legal requirements.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 We view the facts in the light most favorable to affirming the superior court’s judgment. 1 In re MH 2008-001188, 221 Ariz. 177, 179, ¶ 14, 211…