In re J.C.

|,WALTZER, Judge.

This appeal concerns the civil commitment of an individual, J.C., for treatment of his mental disability.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE CASE

On 29 December 2000, NOPD officers detained J.C. and took him to a psychiatric facility for evaluation. The officers explained to hospital personnel that J.C. was extremely agitated and creating a disturbance in the street.

On 12 January 2001, the State petitioned for J.C.’s commitment to a treatment facility, since he is gravely disabled. J.C. has been diagnosed with a mental disease, schizophrenia. He does not speak a coherent…