J.H. v. Prince George's Hospital Center

Suffering from the harmful effects of mental illness, J.H., C.B., M.G., and B.N. (collectively “Appellants”), were brought to Prince George’s Hospital Center 1 (“Appellee” or the “Hospital”) on separate occasions for emergency mental health evaluations to determine whether each should be admitted for involuntary psychiatric treatment. Each Appellant was afforded a hearing before an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), during which their counsel argued for their release on the ground that the Hospital failed to comply in various respects with the preadmission procedures set out in Maryland Code…