Legal Opinion

Commitment of S.S. v. Wishard Health Services, Midtown Community Mental Health Center

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 24, 2011No. 49A02-1011-MH-1251Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

S.S. appeals from the trial court’s order for her temporary commitment. Although S.S.’s commitment has already expired, she raises the following consolidated and restated issue for our review: whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction to preside over her commitment proceedings because the report following her emergency detention was filed after the period of her deten tion had ended, resulting in a violation of her due process rights from the ensuing infringement of her liberty interests.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On September 16, 2010, S.S. was admitted to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commitment of S.T. v. Community Hospital NorthIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. In Re the Commitment of TedescoIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Reeves v. DowninIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Colter v. Grant-Blackford Mental Health, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1988

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