WILLIAMS v. DAVIS

Nos. AW-47, AW-49, AW-50, AX-140 and AX-141.

459 So.2d 406 (1984)

Robert B. WILLIAMS, Administrator, Florida State Hospital, Appellant, v. Henry Jasper DAVIS, Margaret Satterfield, Clide Moore, William Wright, and Mattie Arnold, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peggy Sanford, Hospital Legal Counsel, Chattahoochee, for appellant.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Andrew Thomas, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellees.


BARFIELD, Judge.

Appellant is administrator of the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee. Appellees are persons involuntarily placed in that facility. Under Florida Statutes § 394.467 (1983), the administrator is required to request authorization to continue involuntarily placement six months after commitment and each six months thereafter. Unless waived, these hearings are held pursuant to Florida Statutes § 120.57(1). The hearings are conducted by hearing...

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