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IN RE GAKIN

No. 6831-44979-1.

22 Wn. App. 822 (1979)

592 P.2d 670

In the Matter of the Welfare of BILLY JOE GAKIN. In the Matter of the Welfare of JONATHAN KEVIN BROOKS.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

March 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Stephen J. Hosch, Assistant, for appellant.

Rogovy & Rogovy, Frederick D. Rogovy, Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Jay Reich, Deputy, for respondent.

FARRIS, J.

Common issues led to the consolidation of these two proceedings for hearing on appeal. Dr. Harlan McNutt and Dr. Viola Van Patter were each charged with contempt for failing to obey an order of commitment.1 It is argued that the court exceeded its authority in requiring placement of Jonathan Kevin Brooks and Billy Joe Gakin, juveniles, in a specific mental health facility and erred in holding state officials in contempt for...

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