IN RE BRYANT

Nos. 86-1528, 87-354.

542 A.2d 1216 (1988)

In re Ollie BRYANT, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna L. Wulkan, appointed by the court, with whom John Andrew Mantz, pro hac vice, was on the brief, for appellant.

Alan L. Cohen, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Ann O'Regan Keary, Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee. Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., with whom Donald N. Bersoff was on the brief, for amicus curiae, American Psychological Ass'n.

Arlene S. Kanter and Susan Stefan filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Mental Health Law Project.

Armin U. Kuder filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Washington Psychiatric Society.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is a consolidated appeal from two orders entered by judges of the Mental Health Branch, Family Division, of the Superior Court. Specifically, appellant, Ollie Bryant, appeals from Judge Urbina's denial of her motion for a protective order seeking that St. Elizabeths Hospital be prohibited from administering psychotropic medication to her against her will, and from Judge Hess' denial of her motion to show...

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