State of Indiana

11/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/18/2024 23:08

[SUPREME] In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of J.F. v. St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc., No. 23A MH 00752

The trial court ordered J.F. to be involuntarily committed at the St. Vincent Stress Center. J.F. appealed, but her involuntary commitment ended before the appeal was fully briefed. The Court of Appeals dismissed her appeal, finding it moot. In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of J.F. v. St. Vincent Hosp. and Health Care Ctr., 222 N.E.3d 1020 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023), trans. pending. J.F. has petitioned the Indiana Supreme Court to accept jurisdiction over the appeal.