Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and motion granted.
Memorandum:
The Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) appeals from an order denying its motion to intervene in an application for court authorization to perform a total hysterectomy upon Alexis H., a 57-year-old mentally retarded patient residing in a family care home. Supreme Court held that MHLS was authorized to provide legal assistance only to patients or residents of a "school" and...
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