Legal Opinion
Matter of Samuels
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1986No. 85-405PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SALZMAN, Associate Judge:
Russell Samuels appeals his civil commitment to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for mental illness. That commitment stems from October 8, 1984, when Metropolitan Police Officer George P. Dodson found Mr. Sam-uels speaking incoherently and wandering aimlessly amidst moving automobile traffic on the freeway ramp leading to Maine Avenue. Officer Dodson brought Mr. Samuels to Saint Elizabeths Hospital where he was admitted on an emergency basis. The Hospital superintendent thereafter petitioned for Mr. Samuels’ hospitalization under court order pursuant to D.C. Code §§ 21-541…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Rhozier T. Brown, Jr. v. United States of America, John D. Irby v. United States of America, Robert L. Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- In the Matter of LomaxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- L.C.D. v. District of Columbia Ex Rel. T.-A.H.D.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re MeltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Lyons v. BarrazottoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Clifford v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Commitment of J.B. v. Midtown Mental Health CenterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re MeltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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