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MATTER OF DETENTION OF A.C.

No. 100668-3 (consol. with No. 100690-0).

533 P.3d 81 (2023)

In the MATTER OF the DETENTION OF A.C. In the Matter of the Detention of N.G. and C.M.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed July 27, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Charles Link , Kate Benward , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, Mary Katherine Young High , Pierce County Dept. of Assigned Counsel, 949 Market St. Ste. 334, Tacoma, WA, 98402-3696, for Petitioner.

Erik Pedersen , Skagit County Pros. Attorney's Office, 605 S. 3rd St., Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-3867, Marcus Jay Miller , Kimberley Ann Demarco , Patrick Joseph Hammond , Pierce County Pros. Attorney's Office, 930 Tacoma Ave. S. Rm. 946, Tacoma, WA, 98402-2171, Nicholas Aaron Williamson , Teague H Pasco , Karl David Smith , Wash. Attorney General's Office, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw., P.O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, for Respondent.

Jazmyn Clark , La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Todd Harris Carlisle , Disability Rights Washington, 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 850, Seattle, WA, 98104-2691, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington.

Brian Richard Flaherty , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Alexandria Marie Hohman , Lauber Law Group, 3501 Colby Ave. Ste. 201, Everett, WA, 98201-4795, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

¶1 Washington State has the power, as currently codified in the involuntary treatment act (ITA), ch. 71.05 RCW, to involuntarily detain a person suffering from a behavioral health disorder for evaluation and treatment under certain limited circumstances. But involuntary detention, even when done for the person's own good...

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