Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of T.W. v. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2018No. Court of Appeals Case 18A-MH-1148PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Altice, Judge.
Case Summary
[1] T.W. appeals the trial court's order for involuntary temporary commitment. He argues that the order is defective because it lacked the trial judge's signature and contained only the signature of a commissioner. Additionally, T.W. contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his temporary commitment.
[2] We affirm.
Facts & Procedural History
[3] T.W. is an intelligent young man in his late twenties who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia since 2013. T.W. does not accept this diagnosis but has participated in treatment and taken anti-psychotic medication…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- City of Indianapolis v. Hicks ex rel. RichardsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
- Floyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- In Re the Commitment of J.B.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- In the Matter of Commitment of Cj v. Health & Hosp. Corp. of Marion Cty.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2006
- Green v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of T.W. v. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of A.M. v. Community Health Network, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2019
- In the Matter of the Commitment of C.N. C.N. v. Eskenazi Health/Midtown CMHCIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019