In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Naomi B. in the Matter of the Necessity for The…

Summary

The court held that appeals from orders for involuntary admission for treatment and involuntary medication are categorically subject to the public interest exception, even after the orders expire. It therefore reached the merits and affirmed the commitment orders for Naomi B. and Linda M. and the involuntary medication order for Naomi, finding no clear error or legal error. Justice Bolger, concurring, agreed that the appeals should be heard but would rely on continuing collateral consequences rather than a categorical public-interest exception.