J.S.C. v. State Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation

THIGPEN, Judge.

This case involves post-commitment proceedings.

In September of 1990, the Juvenile Court of Madison County committed J.S.C., a minor, to the custody of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Mental Health) pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-15-90. Later that month, J.S.C. was admitted to the Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility (THSMF) for treatment. In November 1990, Larry Stricklin, Director of THSMF, sent a letter to the trial court indicating that J.S.C.’s treatment had been completed. Stricklin requested that the trial court issue an order to return…