Legal Opinion

In Re: The Commitment of D.S. D.S. v. Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 23, 2018No. Court of Appeals Case 18A-MH-590PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pyle, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] D.S. ("D.S.") appeals the trial court's order granting the petition filed by Indiana University Health Bloomington Health ("the Hospital") for her regular commitment. She argues that: (1) there was not sufficient evidence to prove that she was "gravely disabled;" (2) that the trial court's forced medication order was not the least restrictive treatment; and (3) that the testimony of psychiatrist Carey Mayer, M.D. ("Dr. Mayer") contained inadmissible hearsay. Because we conclude that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that D.S. was "gravely…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of T.K. v. Dep't of Veterans AffairsIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Commitment of J.B. v. Midtown Mental Health CenterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. In the Matter of the Commitment of M.E. v. Department of Veterans AffairsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. A.S. v. Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  2. In the Matter of the Commitment of B.E. v. Health and Hospital Corporation d/b/a Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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