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IN RE DOE

No. 78-110-M.P.

390 A.2d 390 (1978)

In re John DOE, a juvenile.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 31, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., Forrest L. Avila, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for Dr. Joseph Bevilacqua, Director of the Dept. of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals.

Betsy E. Grossman, Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc., Newport, for John Doe.

Richard P. D'Addario, Newport, Guardian Ad Litem for John Doe.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice:

This is a petition for certiorari to review a decree of a justice of the Family Court, finding Dr. Joseph Bevilacqua, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (director), in contempt of that court for failure to place John Doe,1 a juvenile, in a particular psychiatric facility, namely, the Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute located in Portland, Connecticut...

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