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MATTER OF DETENTION OF R.S.

No. 61266-8.

124 Wn.2d 766 (1994)

881 P.2d 972

In the Matter of the Detention of R.S., ET AL. HAN NGUYEN, ET AL, Appellants, v. R.S., ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Sara J. Finlay and Laura L. Wulf, Assistants, for appellants.

John A. McNeish and Stanford Opdyke of Department of Assigned Counsel, for respondents.

Larry A. Jones on behalf of The ARC of Washington State, amicus curiae for respondents.

UTTER, J.

This is an appeal of two civil commitment cases in which the commissioner dismissed petitions for the involuntary detention of Respondents, R.S. and J.M. At issue in this case is the proper interpretation of the involuntary treatment provisions of RCW 71.05 as they pertain to mentally retarded and other developmentally disabled individuals.

J.M. was admitted to Western State Hospital on July 31, 1992, after...

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