A lawyer who alleged he unknowingly waived a hearing to determine whether he should be involuntarily committed for psychiatric treatment for 20 days cannot sue the county or state-appointed attorney who represented him, the Third Circuit has ruled.
In T.R. v. Havens, T.R. alleged Delaware County and T.R.’s state-appointed attorney for his commitment hearing, Donald Havens, had a policy of Havens not actually meeting with those facing extensions of involuntary commitment, but rather of simply eavesdropping on the patient’s talk with a psychiatrist to determine whether the patient waived the hearing.
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