BayRidge Hospital v. Jackson

After a hearing upon a petition brought pursuant to G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8 by BayRidge Hospital (“BayRidge”), the Lynn District Court ordered that Timothy Jackson (“Jackson”) be civilly committed for six months at BayRidge. Jackson has appealed that order on the grounds that he was committed on legally insufficient evidence, and that the trial court erroneously denied Jackson’s two motions to dismiss the petition on the grounds, respectively, that it was not timely filed and that it was not signed by an authorized person.

The commitment order was issued on April 24, 2008, and Jackson was…