Legal Opinion
In Re Brown
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 2009No. 06-FM-1207, 06-FM-1209, 06-FM-1210, 06-FM-1213 to 06-FM-1216, 06-FM-1219 to 06-FM-1225, 06-FM-1234, 06-FM-1235PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Senior Judge:
Appellants are sixteen individuals committed to the custody of the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health for an indefinite period of time, pursuant to D.C.Code § 21-545. They challenge the trial coui't’s denial of their consolidated motion to dismiss pending civil recommitment petitions filed against them by the District of Columbia. We do not reach the merits of the appeals because we lack subject matter jurisdiction. Therefore, we dismiss the instant appeals without prejudice to possible future challenges after final judgments are entered in the trial court.
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