Legal Opinion
In Re Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 13, 1997No. 95-FM-1595PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia Commission on Mental Health Services (CMHS) appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing its petition for involuntary civil commitment of Bernard Johnson for outpatient psychiatric treatment pursuant to D.C.Code § 21-541 (1989 Repl.). The trial court ruled that it could not involuntarily commit Johnson for outpatient treatment because Johnson already was listed on CMHS’s rolls as an individual receiving voluntary outpatient treatment. CMHS argues that this ruling— that a voluntary outpatient cannot be committed involuntarily for outpatient…
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