In Re Walter R.

[¶ 1] Walter R. appeals a judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Beaudoin, J.) involuntarily committing him to Spring Harbor Hospital, a mental health facility. Although neither Walter nor Spring Harbor raised the issue of mootness, we explore it because Walter’s term of commitment expired while this appeal was pending. Walter argues that his rights pursuant to 34-B M.R.S.A. § 3864(5)(C)(1) (1988) were violated when the court failed to dismiss the commitment proceeding even though one of the appointed mental health examiners did not appear at the hearing. He also contends that the…