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In the Matter of F.A.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 18, 2024No. SJC-13515Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

IN THE MATTER OF F.A.

Docket:

SJC-13515

Dates:

April 1, 2024 - September 18, 2024

Present:

Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

County:

Worcester

Keywords:

Mental Health. Practice, Civil, Commitment of mentally ill person, Findings by judge. Due Process of Law, Mental health, Commitment, Substantive rights, Burden of proof. Statute, Construction.

Petition for civil commitment filed in the Worcester Division of the District Court Department on April 8, 2020.

A motion for a buildings and grounds restriction was heard by Janet J. McGuiggan, J.

The Supreme Judicial…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Hashimi v. KalilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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