| Docket # | SJC-10787 |
| Date | February 10, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Moot question. Practice, Civil, Moot case, Guardianship proceeding. Notice. Guardian, Consent to medical treatment. Incompetent person, Consent to medical treatment. Rules of Civil Procedure. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Probate and Family Court, Justice Spencer M. Kagan |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Ward: Alice Whitehill Wiseberg |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Department of Mental Health: William W. Porter, Kiernan E. Joliat |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Guardianship Association; Comprehensive Family Evaluation Center at Tufts Medical Center; Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee; Center for Public Representation |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
