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IN RE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF U.C.

Docket No. A-5012-09T2

34 A.3d 815 (2012)

423 N.J. Super. 601

In the Matter of the CIVIL COMMITMENT OF U.C.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard Hughes , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities ( Paula T. Dow , Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Hughes, on the briefs).

William M. Ng , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent, U.C. ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Ng, on the brief).

George M. Holland argued the cause for respondent, I.C. (Lentz & Gengaro, attorneys; Mr. Holland , of counsel and on the brief).

James R. Paganelli , Essex County Counsel, attorney for respondent, Essex County, submitted a statement in lieu of brief ( Deanna V. Critchley , Assistant Essex County Counsel, on the statement).

Before Judges GRALL, ALVAREZ and SKILLMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, J.A.D. (retired and temporarily assigned on recall).

The issue presented by this appeal is whether a trial court that has placed a developmentally disabled civil committee on "continued extension pending placement" (CEPP) status has the authority to order the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) to fund that person's placement in a particular facility the court determines to be most appropriate. We...

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