In re Margaret BICKSLER, Appellant.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant,
v.
Margaret BICKSLER, Appellee.
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Argued December 19, 1984.
Decided November 20, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bruce B. Vignery, Washington, D.C., with whom Ellis Birnbaum was on the brief, for Margaret Bicksler, appellant in No. 83-957 and appellee in No. 83-1143.
Charlotte Brookins-Pruitt, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for the District of Columbia Dept. of Human Services, appellee in No. 83-957 and appellant in No. 83-1143.
Richard M. Sharp, with whom William R. Hanlon, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, amicus curiae appointed by this court.
Martha E. Ford and Donna Wulkan, with Brad Johnson, law student counsel, Washington, D.C., filed a brief for amici curiae, District of Columbia Ass'n for Retarded Citizens and Antioch School of Law.
Before MACK, NEWMAN, and TERRY, Associate Judges.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Margaret Bicksler and the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (hereafter "the District") both seek review of an order of the Superior Court discharging Miss Bicksler from her commitment to Forest Haven, an institution for mentally retarded citizens owned and operated by the District of Columbia. Both appellants contend, for somewhat different reasons, that Miss Bicksler is in need of residential...
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