New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. v. Brian H.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucy Billings, J.), entered August 29, 2007, which, after a hearing pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.31, directed respondent’s release from Jacobi Medical Center (JMC), unanimously reversed, on the facts, without costs, and the petition for an order retaining respondent for involuntary care and treatment in said hospital granted.

Respondent was admitted to JMC on July 9, 2007, five days after an M-80 firecracker exploded in his hands, causing severe injuries. Doctors were forced to amputate his left hand and three fingers on his right hand on July 11,…