The appellant appealed a Consent and Capacity Board decision confirming her involuntary patient status.
However, she was discharged shortly after the board's decision, rendering the appeal moot.
The appellant and amicus curiae argued the court should hear the appeal to address procedural fairness and the sufficiency of evidence, noting the potential negative impacts of the underlying medical diagnosis.
The court declined to exercise its discretion to hear the moot appeal, finding that the issues were highly factual, did not require appellate guidance, and that hearing the appeal would not alter the underlying medical diagnosis.
