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MATTER OF PLUMMER

Nos. 86-FM-1697, 87-FM-1239, 87-FM-1423, 88-FM-642 and 88-FM-1565.

608 A.2d 741 (1992)

In the Matter of Donald PLUMMER, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Norman, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Laurie B. Davis, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Sheila Kaplan, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Beverly J. Burke, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the case was argued, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Ann O'Regan Keary, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and SCHWELB and WAGNER, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, appellant Donald Plummer, a civilly committed adult, raises several challenges to the validity of his commitment as an involuntary inpatient at Saint Elizabeths Hospital ("the Hospital"). He contends that (1) the court order revoking his earlier outpatient commitment was invalid because the Hospital failed to file a timely revocation petition after appellant was returned to the institution; (2) the revocation order...

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