MATTER OF COMMITMENT OF G.G.


272 N.J. Super. 597 (1994)

640 A.2d 1156

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF G.G., APPELLANT. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF T.H., APPELLANT. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF J.F., APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorraine M. Gormley, Deputy Public Advocate, Division of Mental Health Advocacy, argued the cause for appellants (Susan L. Reisner, Acting Public Advocate, attorney; Ms. Gormley, of counsel and on the briefs).

Daisy B. Barreto, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent-intervenor Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Barreto, on the briefs).

Before Judges BRODY, STERN and KEEFE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, P.J.A.D.

This consolidated appeal requires us to review orders conditionally extending the involuntary civil commitment at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital of the three appellants, "otherwise entitled to discharge," due to the alleged "unavailability of an appropriate placement." R. 4:74-7(h)(2). At the time the orders were entered, each appellant had permanent living arrangements outside the hospital, either in...

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