IN RE MARGARET S.

No. 5-03-0458.

808 N.E.2d 1022 (2004)

347 Ill. App.3d 1091

283 Ill.Dec. 734

In re MARGARET &, Alleged to be a Person Subject to the Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Medication (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Margaret S., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted April 20, 2004.

Opinion Filed April 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony E. Rothert, Staff Attorney, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Alton, for Appellant.

Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The respondent-appellant, Margaret S., had resided in a nursing home since May 2000. In mid-July 2003, she was transferred to Gateway Regional Medical Center (Gateway) with diagnoses of dementia and psychosis.

On July 21, 2003, psychiatrist Dr. Narishma Muddasani filed a petition for the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication. The respondent countered with a motion for an independent medical...

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