Robbins v. Lumpkin

Carley, Judge.

Appellee Luther David Lumpkin, who is mentally retarded, was placed by the probate court in the custody of the Georgia Retardation Center (GRC) for a six-month period of habilitation. See OCGA § 37-4-40. GRC is an instrumentality of appellant Department of Human Resources (DHR) and appellant Bobby Robbins is GRC’s Superintendent (Superintendent). As the six-month period of appellee’s committal drew to an end, GRC initiated the process of reevaluating him for continued habilitation. See generally OCGA § 37-4-42. As the result of that reevaluation, the Superintendent served DHR…