Commitment of A A
── Commitment of A A ──
Case No.: 49S02-1711-MH-00688
Court: Indiana Supreme Court
Date: May 17, 2018
Author: Justice Loretta Rush
Category: Civil
Decision: Reversed and Remanded
In August 2016, thirty-six-year-old A.A. lived with his mother, who
grew concerned with his behavior and filed an application for emergency
detention. The application stated that A.A. suffered from a psychiatric
disorder and that A.A. wasn’t sleeping, was going outside and making
disruptive noises, and wanted to fight family members.
Two days later, the trial court ordered A.A. detained and transported to
Eskenazi Hospital. Eskenazi then filed the required report following
emergency detention. In the attached physician’s statement, Dr.
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