J.R. v. HANSEN

No. 12-14212.

803 F.3d 1315 (2015)

J.R., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael HANSEN, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Debriere , Kristen Cooley Lentz , Peter Prescott Sleasman , Newberry, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jonathan Daniel Grabb , Michael A. Palecki , Agency for Persons With Disabilities, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARTIN and FAY, Circuit Judges.


Two years ago we certified questions to the Florida Supreme Court about that State's scheme for the involuntary commitment of the intellectually disabled. J.R. v. Hansen, 736 F.3d 959 (11th Cir.2013) (J.R. I). Today we revisit this appeal with the benefit of that court's answers. See J.R. v. Palmer, ___...

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