| Docket # | SJC-10119 |
| Date | May 6, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Mental health. Practice, Civil, Commitment of mentally ill person, Moot case. Moot question. |
| Appealed From | Newton District Court, Middlesex County, Justice Dyanne J. Klein |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Magrini: Robert D. Fleischner, J. Paterson Rae |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Newton-Wellesley Hospital: Michael T. Porter |
| Amici Curiae | Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee; Committee for Public Counsel Services; Disability Law Center |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
