Legal Opinion
In re Edmonds
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 2014No. 13-FM-28PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
In this case, we are asked to decide an issue of first impression: whether “ex-tendfing] the period of commitment pending resolution” of a petition to renew that commitment under D.C.Code § 21-545.01(f) (2004 Supp.) bears any role on the renewal petition for recommitment. In other words, we must determine whether an individual, committed for mental health reasons, can be recommitted without extending his or her existing commitment when it expires prior to resolving the renewal petition for recommitment. In this case, appellant Nathan Edmonds, Jr. seeks…
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