Respondent appealed from two circuit court orders: one that allowed the State to voluntarily dismiss a motion seeking respondent’s involuntary inpatient admission under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and one that granted a subsequent motion and ordered the respondent’s involuntary inpatient admission. The appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part, affirming the dismissal of the original petition but reversing the involuntary admission order, explaining that while the issue was moot, under the public interest exception it was entered in error because the new petition failed to comply with section 3-606 of the Code by identifying the officer who transported respondent to the hospital. (ODEN JOHNSON and MIKVA, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code