MATTER OF C.G.

No. 308A21.

881 S.E.2d 534 (2022)

2022-NCSC-123

In the MATTER OF C.G.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed December 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, by James W. Doggett , Deputy Solicitor General, and South A. Moore , General Counsel Fellow, for the State.

Glenn Gerding , Appellate Defender, by Katy Dickinson-Schultz , for respondent-appellant.

Disability Rights North Carolina by Lisa Grafstein , Raleigh, Holly Stiles , and Elizabeth Myerholtz , for Disability Rights North Carolina, National Association of Social Workers, Promise Resource Network, and Peer Voice North Carolina, amici curiae.


¶ 1 This case and its five companions raise an important issue regarding the constitutional rights of those who face the prospect of involuntary commitment as a result of mental illness. More specifically, these cases require us to address the question of whether a trial court presented with a petition to have an individual...

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