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MATTER OF ABIGAIL B.

Supreme Court Nos. S-17389/17616 (Consolidated). No. 7650.

528 P.3d 440 (2023)

In the MATTER OF the Necessity for the Hospitalization of ABIGAIL B. In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Jethro S.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 28, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W.P. Madeira , Assistant Public Defender, and Samantha Cherot , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Abigail B. and Jethro S.

Laura Wolff , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for State of Alaska.

Before: Winfree, Chief Justice, Maassen, Carney, and Henderson, Justices. [Borghesan, Justice, not participating.]

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Two individuals were detained at local hospitals after they suffered psychiatric emergencies. The superior court orders authorizing the detentions required each individual to be immediately transported to an available bed at an evaluation facility. But there were no beds available,...

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