Forensic psychiatry & mental health law

Psychiatry & Law Radar

Wed 16 SepCASE

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COMMITMENT OF A A

— STAFF
Likewise, transport vehicles being used for other patients, a doctor’s competing patient intake, a staffing gap, and the miles between a hospital and courthouse are not specific to the moment, the region, the courtroom, the parties, or the type of proceeding here. On the contrary, these are the ordinary scheduling issues present in nearly every commitment case.

Ind. Ct. App. · affirmed in part

Whether routine transport, staffing, and cost concerns constitute good cause to hold a civil commitment review hearing remotely.

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10974364/commitment-of-a-a/