Commitment of J H
── Commitment of J H ──
Case No.: 21A-MH-02862
Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
Date: May 11, 2022
Author: Judge Elaine Brown
County of Origin: Marion
Category: Civil
Decision: Dismissed
Judge Mathias concurs. Judge Molter concurs in result
On November 19, 2021, the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion
County d/b/a Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center (“Eskenazi”) filed a
Petition for Involuntary Commitment and a Physician’s Statement. The
petition alleged J.H. was suffering from schizophrenia and was gravely
disabled.
On December 1, 2021, the trial court held a hearing. Dr. Kenneth Smith
testified that he was a psychiatrist, J.H. was admitted to Eskenazi on November
17, 2021, and he saw J.H. on November 18, 2021, and every day since then
except for three days. Dr.
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