MATTER OF L.H.

No. 16-0185.

890 N.W.2d 333 (2016)

In the MATTER OF L.H., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, L.H., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed December 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie M. Blair III of Blair & Fitzsimmons, P.C., Dubuque, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Gretchen W. Kraemer , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Tabor, JJ.


L.H. appeals the district associate judge's (DAJ) order of continued outpatient commitment under Iowa Code section 229.14A (2015). While not disputing he suffers from a mental illness, L.H. argues the court's refusal to terminate the commitment was not supported by substantial evidence. We agree the sparse record is insufficient to...

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