In re Paulina D.

In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.33 to retain a patient in a hospital for involuntary psychiatric care for a period not to exceed six months, Charles Barron, as director of psychiatry at Elmhurst Hospital, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), dated February 28, 2013, which, after a hearing, denied the petition and directed the release of the patient forthwith.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs or disbursements, the petition is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County,…