LAVELLE v. GUILFORD CTY. AREA MENTAL ILL.

No. 9318SC259.

443 S.E.2d 761 (1994)

Janelle M. LAVELLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUILFORD COUNTY AREA MENTAL ILLNESS, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AUTHORITY, and Dr. Timothy Daughtry, in his official capacity as Area Director of Guilford County Area Mental Illness, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Authority, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Central Carolina Legal Services, Inc. by Sorien K. Schmidt, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Guilford County Attorney's Office by Deputy County Atty., J. Edwin Pons, Greensboro, for defendants-appellees.


WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiff Janelle M. Lavelle received outpatient mental health services from defendant Guilford County Area Mental Illness, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Authority (Mental Health) for approximately two years. In April 1991 plaintiff disagreed with Mental Health's proposed course of treatment which included termination of her therapy. Plaintiff filed a grievance with Mental Health and obtained an external advocate pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. §...

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