Legal Opinion
Bertell v. Rockford Memorial Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 22, 2009No. 2-08-0652Published
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Malley
Plaintiff, James J. Bertell, sued defendants, Rockford Memorial Hospital (RMH) and its chief of operations, Earl Tamar, alleging that they subjected him to involuntary commitment without filing a timely petition in the trial court. The trial court dismissed the complaint (see 735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(9) (West 2006)), holding that the petition was timely. We affirm.
Plaintiffs complaint alleged as follows. On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 2 p.m., he was involuntarily committed to RMH, under section 3 — 600 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (Code) (405 ILCS 5/3 — 600 (West…
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