In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Gabriel C.

Summary

The court affirmed Gabriel's involuntary commitment after holding that the statutory 72-hour evaluation period begins when a respondent arrives at the evaluation facility, not when the authorization order is issued, and that any delay was not plain error or a due-process violation. The court dismissed as moot Gabriel's challenge to the expired involuntary medication order because he identified no sufficient collateral consequences or basis for the public-interest exception. The court also emphasized that trial courts must make or expressly incorporate specific findings supporting each best-interests factor when authorizing involuntary medication.