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MATTER OF COMMITMENT OF J.B.

295 N.J. Super. 75 (1996)

684 A.2d 925

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF J.B. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF J.H.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore S. Novak, Managing Attorney, Division of Mental Health & Guardianship Advocacy, Office of the Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant J.B. (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Novak, of counsel; Lorraine M. Gormley and Dolores L. Owens, on the brief).

William F. Culleton, Jr., Staff Attorney, Division of Mental Health & Guardianship Advocacy, Office of the Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant J.H. (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Culleton, of counsel; Lorraine M. Gormley and Dolores L. Owens, on the brief).

No briefs were filed on behalf of respondents Atlantic County or Camden County.

Before Judges KLEINER and BILDER.

BILDER, J.A.D. (Retired and Temporarily Assigned on Recall).

J.B. was confined to Ancora Psychiatric Hospital (Ancora) on December 1, 1995, pursuant to a temporary order of commitment. On December 15, 1995, an initial commitment hearing was held which resulted in an order of involuntary commitment from which J.B. appeals.

J.H. was confined to Ancora on December 12, 1995, pursuant to a temporary order of commitment. On December 22, 1995 an initial commitment...

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