MATTER OF UPSTATE UNIV. HOSP. v. JASON L.

541 CA 22-00787.

219 A.D.3d 1147 (2023)

194 N.Y.S.3d 405

2023 NY Slip Op 04283

In the Matter of Upstate University Hospital, Respondent, v. Jason L., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department.

Decided August 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ELIZABETH S. FORTINO , DIRECTOR, MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, UTICA ( JOSEPH M. BETAR OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

LETITIA JAMES , ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY ( LAURA ETLINGER OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

Present—Smith, J.P., Lindley, Curran and Bannister, JJ.


Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Gerard J. Neri, J.), entered April 26, 2022. The order, inter alia, granted the petition to compel respondent to undergo medical treatment over his objection.

It is hereby ordered that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.

Memorandum: Respondent, an individual who was struggling with homelessness and had a cast in place to treat a tibia fracture, was admitted to petitioner, a hospital...

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