SIEPIERSKI v. CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE

No. 00CA1218.

37 P.3d 537 (2001)

Aecha SIEPIERSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE MOUNTAIN REGION, a Colorado non-profit corporation, d/b/a Penrose Hospital and d/b/a Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, and Centura Health Corporation, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

November 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beck and Cassinis, P.C., Howard J. Beck, Libby J. West, Aurora, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Pryor, Johnson, Montoya, Carney & Karr, P.C., Matthew R. Groves, Englewood, CO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Collie Norman, P.C., Collie Norman, Greenwood Village, CO, for Defendants-Appellees (On the Briefs).


Opinion by Judge NIETO.

Plaintiff, Aecha Siepierski, appeals the judgment dismissing her claims against defendant, Catholic Health Initiatives Mountain Region. We reverse and remand with directions.

This action arises from injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered when she was forcibly taken into custody and involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment pursuant to § 27-10-105, C.R.S.2001. This incident occurred after an angry confrontation between plaintiff...

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