Legal Opinion
In re J.C.
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided April 10, 2015Published
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
The respondent appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his appeal for failure to file timely an appeal on the record of proceedings designating the respondent’s election to proceed under Dist/Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C, and denial of a motion to enlarge time to file an appeal on the record of proceedings designation. The underlying appeal involves an order of commitment under G.L.c. 123, §§7 and 8 and for treatment pursuant to a plan under G.L.c. 123, §8B.
On March 27, 2014, the trial court conducted a hearing and found that the respondent was not competent to make decisions to care…
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- Brown v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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